At 07:05 2000-09-21 -0400, Todd wrote:
>Evolution doesn't guarantee perfect adaptation.
That is my view also. And that is why I point out the population
bottlenecks, as selection could be stronger then. But to get 100 %
adaptation calls for very special circumstances I think.
>Oxalate is nevertheless
>present in any number of paleo foods, such as spinach and
>sardines and rhubarb. This antinutrient effect was apparently
>not enough to make these foods completely unacceptable. So we
>eat them today, but we shouldn't think of them as totally benign.
I think we have to regard all plants, perhaps excluding some fruits,
as not totally benign.
- Hans