In a message dated 1/17/00 8:16:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< I could easily imagine a physician rolling his eyes up at the mention of
 "Paleolithic" or "Neanderthin".  MD's seem conditioned to object to any
 diet which is not named for a pyramid.  But, if you repackaged the diet as:
  "eating lots of vegetables, fruit, lean meats, fish, olive oil and gave up
 coffee (for you brave folks) and sugar", then I would be surprised if he or
 she could find much to object to. >>
There are physicians that think the pyramid is ok but it is upside down. That
does not include those persons that restrict or omit grains and dairy, which
further distorts the very neat pyramid.