On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Hans Kylberg wrote: > At 16:07 1999-01-13 -0500, Todd wrote: > > >If all animal proteins were equal there would be no > >question about avoiding bovine casein but not the casein in human > >breast milk. > > Dont mix up milk and meat protein! Why should we assume that only milk and vegetable proteins (but not meat proteins) can cause immunological reactions? > >But I suppose if that makes sense for > >tomatoes it also makes sense for grains, legumes, etc. > > For beans, milk and, espesially, grains we have other evidences, mainly > from Loren Cordains research, that we should avoid these things. Yes, we have research that shows specifically that some people respond poorly to these foods, or that there is some statistical correlation between the presence of these foods in the diet and certain health problems. The problem is to understand how to apply these data, not to mention conflicting data, to one's own particular dietary choices. For example, the Georgia Centennarian Study showed that centennarians consume somewhat more dairy and whole grains than average. Does this mean that these foods are good for the rest of us who hope for healthy longevity, or does it mean that these people are unusually adapted to foods that would be disadvantageous for most? I don't think we are in a position to answer that question yet. Todd Moody [log in to unmask]