JoAnn Betten wrote:
> all i can say is i tried living on nothing but meat, water and an occasional
> piece of fruit.  i ate this way for about a year, until i got severe
> diverticulitis from low fiber in my diet.
> maybe the Inuit are suited to eating this way, and maybe you are too, but
> not everyone is.  a healthy diet (for me) needs more fiber, soluble and
> insoluble.
Often people who have problems without fiber don't consume enough fats,
especially of the unsaturated varieties. Usually (not always) having more
fats allows the stool to move along quite nicely. Unfortunately this does
not work for all (you might be one of the unlucky ones).

Ilya