At 20:47 1999-01-14 GMT, Ken wrote: >It might be helpful if you could summarize this evidence (especially Loren >Cordain's) on why we should avoid these foods. > Cereal grains are connected with autoimmune diseases: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9706&L=paleodiet&O=A&P=1274 Lectins in grains and legumes make possible for foreign peptides with certain amino acid sequences, from these foods and diary and yeast to pass through gut walls where they can upset the immune system: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?A2=ind9803&L=paleodiet&O=D&P=3074 - Hans