On Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:51:48 -0600, Jay Banks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 >I noticed this on CNN. Something to think about, since it would seem that
 >those in the South would be eating a higher meat diet and/or be *closer* to
 >what some would consider a modern paleo/atkins-type of diet. Anybody else
 >care to comment?:

I think it's much more about most foods being breaded to death and/or fried
in cheap fats. KFC, Waffle House or Krystals and their ilk are
everywhere... it seems that Southerners are drawn toward these convenience
foods (regardless of monetary issues) that are chock full of artificial
colors, flavors, preservatives and grain derivatives. As paleo as a
rocketship,
  I suppose.

mel