>you mention that Carrington and Densmore argue that >the foods to which humans are best adapted are fruits and > nuts only. This is also confirmed by Shelton, by T.C.Fry, Morris Krok, > Dr.O.L.M.Abramowski, by Gandhi, Ross Horne, Boris Chartow, > Viktoras Kulvinskas and many more. Come on, this is not at all what Shelton maintained, & although I'm only marginally familiar with Kulvinskas' writings, didn't he go in for sprouts in a big way? I would classify sprouts as vegetables. They sure are not fruits or nuts, and they are no longer seeds. The body has a pool of about 2500 calories of glygogen which it uses for its energy needs. Unless you've just fasted for a couple of days & drained this pool, you have room for only so much of extra sugars which are taken in & converted to glycogen. The excess gluscose will spill over into the bloodstream, where it contributes greatly to aging/disease. It doesn't matter whether this glucose originates from the finest organically-grown tropical fruits, it is still a nasty substance which does you no good. Say you have room for 800 calories before you top off your glycogen stores. If you take in more than that at one meal you are asking for trouble. The best course is to fast or diet so that your pool is never full & contains lots of room to handle what you take in at your meals. Guess what, vegetables are a lot safer in this regard than fruits, as their calories are absorbed at a much slower rate. --Doug Schwartz [log in to unmask]