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On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Todd Moody wrote:
>> Since certain illnesses would have been
>> most common in agricultural societies, this may have resulted in a
spurious
>> correlation between blood type and metabolic type.
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>I don't think I follow you here. Could you explain your idea a
>bit more?
I meant that the disease patterns for a fixed settlement with a relatively
large population (typical of an agricultural society) would probably be
different than those for a small, roving hunter-gather band. It might be
worth emphasizing the unsanitary conditions of most pre-modern cities and
villages. My explanation is still very speculative, as you can tell, so I'm
afraid that I can't be more specific at the moment.
>And I'm sure you have noted that it's difficult or impossible to
>find any pattern to the lectin sensitivities, from an
>evolutionary standpoint. [...]
That's an excellent point. Although I support Dr. D'Adamo's work on
lectins, we seem to agree that he may have exaggerated the effect of dietary
lectins on health. The problem is that many people nowadays are suffering
from a leaky gut and/or a weakened immune system, so the effect of these
lectin sensitivies is probably magnified. Of course, varying the diet, as
you say, is useful too; this may explain the success of the rotation diet.
Cheers,
-- Aaron Wieland
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