> What is specific to Northern European Ancestry?
> Enid


if you take a unbiased look at anthropology/history, some cultures seem to
go very well on high carbs, such as Central africans who ate a lot of
millet, yams, sorghum.  Aztecs used corn as a staple.  Roman soldiers lived
on millet, wheat bread, and beans.

On the other hand, celtic and germanic tribes lived predominntly on meat and
dairy, with bread forming a minor part.  Mongols lived almost entirely on
animals products.

Others, such as Chinese and mediterranan cultures, lived a prety mixed diet
of meat, fish, grains and F&V.

so your ancestry is likely to play some [undoubtedly not exclusive] role in
what your natural insulin sensitivity is, which is the chief determinant in
fat versus carb intake.  Aborigines who suffer huge amounts of heart
disease, kidney failure and alcoholism are indicative of the ravages of a
people unadapted to significant carb intake who now take in plenty of carbs.

Andrew