On Fri, 31 Jul 1998, Gregg Carter wrote:

> The list of natural or minimally-processed foods with antinutrients is
> very long, and I would be very slow to reject a food with many benefits
> simply because an antinutrient has been identified in it.  To make a gross
> generalization, many (most) antinutrients only become problematic when the
> consumption of any particular one of them becomes a very large proportion
> of the diet (like the 50% figure we see mentioned regarding grains on our
> sister Paleodiet listserv).

Replying to an old message here.  The list of foods with
antinutrients would include raw eggs, which contain a substance
that inhibits the ability to absorb biotin.  Nevertheless, it is
certain that humans have eaten eggs for a long time, even if only
seasonally.

Todd Moody
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