On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Betty Milner wrote:

> It wasn't usable for transfusions because of the iron.
> He was at least a second generation to have hemochromatosis. I also know
> an elderly lady with the same problem. Both of these individuals eat SAD
> so I don't know if paleo would help with this condition or not.

Paleo might make it worse, since the diet tends to be rich in
heme iron, which people with hereditary hemochromatosis store in
excessive amounts.  Then again, in hemochromatosis the retention
of iron is so extreme that diet probably doesn't make much
difference.  A while back we discussed the conjecture that
hereditary hemochromatosis is an *adaptation* to a diet with
little meat and lots of phytic acid.  Perhaps a diet that would
result in anemia in a normal person would be just right for a
person with hemochromatosis.

Somehow I doubt it.

Todd Moody
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