A number of list members have commented, both publically and privately, that the tone of the recent discussion re: calories was negative. After re-reviewing some of those posts, I am inclined to agree with them, and wish to apologize to the list for that. As mentioned in my last post, there is scientific evidence such that claims to thrive on diets below starvation level in calorie terms, are very dubious. If the subject comes up again I will try to present that in a more amenable style. Tom Billings