At 09:41 PM 4/9/06 -0400, SUBSCRIBE PALEOFOOD Anonymous wrote:
>Whoa - I have just begun and seemed to have walked into a maelstrom of
>controversy!  What exactly is so bad about Courdain's approach?

haha... ;-)  Actually there is often controversy over dietary issues, 
because of the money involved.  In fact I think you could say that the 
majority of what passes for the establishment view of diet has been more 
influenced by corporate lobbyists than actual health issues.  Some dietary 
proponents are flat-out liars, trying to convince the public that their 
products (hydrogenated fats, grains, fibers, vegetarianism, etc) are 
actually the "healthy" choice.  The whole USDA Food Pyramid is frikkin 
UPSIDE DOWN!

(Sorry to shout)

Anyway, Cordain isn't one of those.  However, since he is tied to the AMA 
and AHA, he needs to try to find a way to dovetail their theories (lipids, 
cholesterol, lean meats) into the Paleo view.  Notice how he never says the 
word "meat" without putting the word lean" in front if it?  He has more 
corporate backing than most other proponents in the Paleo field - "As Seen 
On Dateline NBC!" - and his book is an attempt to "spin" the Paleo concept 
to be more in line with the establishment view.  Ok, except that the 
establishment view is wrong.

Lastly, IMHO, his writing style is annoying ;-)

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