Phosphor wrote:
> Jim writes:
> < I believe lactic acid's another byproduct of these
> intestinal microbes. I wouldn't recommend drinking a couple
> of glasses of it a day and calling it "paleo.">
>
> alcohol comes from yeast fermentation, lactic acid from
> lactobacillus fermentation. Also, the lactic acid thus
> produced is the opposite polarity to the lactic acid produced
> in exercise, and helps restrain acidic conditions.
Yes, and Jim's comparison is totally unfair anyway. Wine is almost 90%
water. Two glasses of wine do not compare with two glasses of lactic acid.
If you'll excuse the pun, the analogy does not hold water.
-gts