Wade Reeser wrote:

> Certainly, it has been abundantly shown that humans and their ancestors have
> been eating alot of meat for a long time.
>
> I think you are really missing the boat on this.  What problems do you have
> with
> the consumption of meat?
>
>  Wade,  I  read Amadeus as reacting to the concept that more meat is better for
> which there is an obvious constituency on this list;   particularly in light of
> the "modern"  feed lot meat vs.  that which was consumed by paleo ancestors.  He
> has never said that he has a problem with the consumption of meat per se.  As to
> the question of the ratio of meat to plant nutrients,  it has often been
> proposed on this list that there had to have been  much variation seasonally, by
> region, and by epoch relative to major climatic variations.  I think it is silly
> to propose that our hominid ancestors would have passed up wild berries,
> mushrooms or other ripe fruit when it was available.  In fact,  I think they
> would have  gorged on it when they happened upon ripe stands just as they would
> have gorged upon antelope or other ungulates when such large slabs of protein
> were available.   If strawberries were plentiful in the artic,  do you really
> think that the Inuit would leave them for the ptarmigans???  If you read back
> over his numerous posts,  you will wee that he is arguing for the efficacy of a
> predominance of plant foods rather than condemning meat as a component of a
> paleo diet. Rick Strong