On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Ray Audette wrote:

> Grassland humans in recent times ( including the Souix of the American
> Plains and Tutsi Tribesmen of Africa) consume almost nothing but meat
> because other Primates foods do not exist in this enviroment for most of the
> year.  When consuming such a diet, one must eat at least 70% of calories
> from animal fats to avoid "rabbit starvation" and death.

Can you provide some documentation for the claim that on an
all-meat diet at least 70% of calories must come from fat?  I
have read other estimates of the "protein ceiling" as 60% or
higher.

Todd Moody
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