Adrienne Smith wrote:
>
> Get ready to be surprised.  I suggest you turn to page 102-103 in The Paleo
> Diet (written by Cordain) which reads in part as follows:  "Not only is the
> total amount of fat higher in commonly consumed fatty meats -- such as
> hamburger, T-bone steak, hot dogs, and lamb chops -- than that found in fish
> and game meat, but the types of fat are also quite different.

I know what Cordain says, and I agree that standard diets these days
have excessive omega-6. I was responding to your posting in which you
wrote:

>> "BUT I thought that the fat of US feedlot meat is actually
>> high in omega6  and NOT saturated fat.  (Cordain mentions
>> this -- see brief article link below -- I would love to hear
>> that he is wrong about this because it would make paleo eating
>> so much less stressful)

Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant there, but I interpreted you as
saying that there is MORE omega-6 than saturated fat. If that's not what
you meant then I apologize. However, if you were saying that there is
actually more omega-6 than SFA, then let me know and we can go through
the facts on this (both Cordain's and the USDA's) if you like.

Hilary McClure
Danville, Vermont