I begin to feel that the subject of fat on this list has become worn to
death.  While I am a critic of low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets, there are
a number of  views on the subject and I think we should all realize that.

There are a number of topics which this group could also be putting its
time to discussing: the nature of the need for exercise and the activity
patterns that typified human evolution, the role of fishing, the positive
and negative effects of high protein intake as typified in most
hunter/gatherer diets, whether the "thrifty genotype" hypothesis is correct
in explaining the prevalence of hyperinsulinism and its related health
problems, the consumption of insects, how much evidence there is that
humans started eating animal milk in any significant quantity prior to
genuine herding activity, the role of minerals, and many other subjects.

I have perhaps let these discussions of fat go on too long because it's a
pet obsession of mine.  But I feel it's begun to be a distraction from
other equally interesting issues.

I would appreciate it if Symposium members would take a breather on this
subject for a while, or take it into private email, at least until we've
had some time to examine other issues.

This comment should not in any way be interpreted as a rebuke to anyone, I
simply think it's time we moved on to something else for a while.

Thanks as always to everyone for contributing to our discussions.

 -=-

 "If in the last few years you haven't discarded a major opinion or
  acquired a new one, check your pulse, you may be dead."--Gelett Burgess