On Wed, 06 Dec 2000, matesz wrote:

>
> Not too long ago, a list member asked why primitive non-agricultural peoples
> adopt a modern diet (if their won diet and lifestyle is working for them).
> It is not by choice. The biggest reason is pressures or coercison  by "white
> man," including conversion to Christianity, removal and disconnection from
> their land, and encroachment of civilization.
>

The Inuit are reported to have traded with explorers and sailors, exchanging
meat for SAD food items.

Andy.