Robert Kesterson wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:37:28 -0500, Geoffrey Purcell 
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the point Wrangham makes re raw foodists mostly losing weight is
>> reasonably true, ...
>> There've been a couple of theories put forward re this phenomenon:- 
>> either that eating cooked-food leads to greater water-retention in 
>> the body, thus resulting in larger weight; or that the body tends to 
>> store the toxins from cooked-foods in the fat-cells, thus resulting 
>> in bigger bellies etc.
>
> It could also be that before taking on the raw food approach, people 
> just ate too much (at least in terms of calories).  Raw foods, by 
> their very nature, are primarily meat and veggies, and it's pretty 
> hard to overeat on raw meat and veggies.
>
Umm...or the complete lack of grains in a raw diet and (most) legumes 
and such.