Tom Bri wrote:
>
>
> I don't hope it. I just expect it.....But I also expect to see some real
> advances in  good eating. I really think that people don't have to eat 
> paleo
> to get most of the benefits.  As you said, eating loads of soybeans or 
> oil
> may not be great for you, but replacing the worst oils with better 
> ones will
> help a lot. Similarly, going from the worst grains to the 'best' will 
> help,
> though we may find that these grains have other problems we didn't know
> about when they were not staples. The general trend is already for 
> people to
> eat more protein as they get better off, and fat too.
>
I was very pleased to read the above. Early in the 20th Century a 
disease called pellagra was killing many thousands of people in the 
southern US. Previously considered an infectious condition,  it was 
learned that the cause was a nutritional deficiency (niacin and 
tryptophan) which resulted from over-reliance on corn as a dietary 
staple. That is the reason that the USDA requires all milled corn to be 
fortified with niacin. Interestingly, the natives who relied on corn as 
a dietary staple used limestone to mill it. That, apparently, frees up 
enough of the missing nutrient to avoid pellagra

Further, the stature and body mass of orientals who are overly reliant 
upon rice gives further cause for pause. Although these foods are far 
less harmful than wheat, rye, and barley, they are also far from benign.

However, as many people, including Tom, have pointed out, there is 
little danger that these foods will be abandoned in favor of a diet that 
is higher in protein and fats.
Best Wishes,
Ron