Hi Jean-Louis, >I think that enzymes don't have more than a minor importance in human >health (already discussed on this list) We don't want to rehash old threads, but I disagree with this statement. I know everything is relative, and one could also say for example that certain trace minerals such as molybdenum only have a minor importance in human health, but if Mo was removed 100% from a body the person would die. The same with enzymes - we could not live without them. I might be inclined rather to agree that the importance of enzymes compared to other factors in human diet and health may be greatly exaggerated by some raw-food types (while at the same time there may be some usually unrecognized truth there as well). In any case, many people who take digestive enzymes definitely do report less gas and bloating and often improved energy and fewer allergies which tells me something (and this is aside from and only indirectly related to the issue of metabolic enzymes in the body). If a person feels better with raw foods, that is much less clear-cut as to how enzymes are beneficial, since other factors besides more enzymes are involved. I hope this is not just semantics (what is 'minor'?). Paul