P.S., in the previous post, I should have metioned "Diabetics shouldn't make
any changes to their diet wihtout first consulting their physician as there
maybe a high risk of hypoglycaemic episodes with such changes of diet". This
being fairly obvious to anyone who read Neanderthin where Ray describes how
he got entirely off diabetic therapy with his paleodiet.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]>
To: Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [P-F] protein and hip fractures- Salt is probably a major
factor


> Oliva,
> you've hit the nail on the head with one of the most important discoveries
> in nutrition: I'd already read it and thought the same as you about the
> paragraph:
> Most starchy foods, including potatoes, bread and many breakfast cereals
are
> digested and absorbed rapidly and the blood glucose response is almost as
> high as that seen with an equivalent load of pure glucose.
> In my opinion, the true interpretation is that is :"DIABETICS SHOULD
> THEREFORE ENTIRELY AVOID POTATOES, BREAD AND BREAKFAST CEREALS" (AND
> THEREFORE SHOULD STICK TO THE PALEODIET WHICH IS THE ARCHETYPAL PERFECT
DIET
> FOR ADULTS JUST AS BREAST-FEEDING IS THE ARCHETYPAL PERFECT DIET FOR
> INFANTS).
> I have my doubts about prehistoric man eating all that honey.
> Did you look at the author's name? Assoc Prof J. C. Brand Miller is one of
> the authors of reference 5  Brand Miller JC, Foster-Powell K, Colagiuri S.
> The GI Factor: the glycaemic index solution. Which is a famous reference
for
> anyone interested in Glycaemic index. The facts are true, only the
> interpretation is wrong.
>
> Ben Balzer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Oliva <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [P-F] protein and hip fractures- Salt is probably a major
> factor
>
>
> > Even more interesting was the sugar article in the same site.  I am
> > flabbergasted at it and am wondering if science in Australia is studied
on
> > another planet from our own.    Oliva
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > >Excess sodium intake leads to increased calcium excretion in urine! See
"
> A
> > >Salty Tale" http://www.monash.edu.au/ANF/newsletter/Feb-98/index.htm No
> > >wonder osteoporosis is so common and recommended calcium intakes are so
> > >ludicrously high. I know that some folks estimate the original
paleodiet
> > has
> > >humungous amounts of calcium, but I wonder if they've cooked the figure
a
> > >bit to meet the "recommended level"
> > >Ben Balzer
>