Kirk, so glad you responded to the article in WW. I just read it yesterday
and was very confused after I found things on the net. I wondered if they
had not "corrected" the diet to fit the PC dietary advise of the day. I
have not found a copy of Neanderthin yet but we have the largest book store
west of the Miss. here so I should be up to snuff tomorrow. Thanks to all
who responded to my message. Keep them coming. Shari

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> From: Kirk A. Kleinschmidt <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [P-F] Woman's World Mag
> Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 7:39 PM
>
> Hi, gang:
>
> After finally reading the WW article on the STONE-AGE EATING SECRET, I
> couldn't help but fire off an e-mail to the editors. It looks as though
> they merely paid me lip service...but here's what happened...
>
>
>
> My letter to WW:
>
> Dear WW:
>
> As a journalist who is quite familiar with paleolithic (stone-age) eating
> and diets, I must point out that the WW article, "Discover the Stone-Age
> Eating Secret...," on page 20 of the 4/6/99 issue, is probably the WORST
> article I've seen on the topic.
>
> The writer is either amazingly uninformed -- or the article has been
> slanted to fit some bizarre editorial or "advertorial" requirements.
>
> The author, Sarah Rush, didn't include any comments from Ray Audette, the
> author of "Neanderthin," a respected guidebook that predates Dr. Eaton's
> (excellent) book, and:
>
> 1) Paleo eaters were NOT AT ALL concerned about minimizing fat
consumption.
> In fact, quite the opposite was true. WW's article caves in on this point
> and mentions "low-fat" all over the page.
>
> 2) Paleo eaters didn't do much cooking (even of meat and fish) -- and
they
> certainly didn't eat veggies that were inedible raw, such as lentils,
black
> beans, etc -- all items in WW's "Secret Paleo Diet."
>
> 3) Paleo eaters also didn't eat cheese, salsa, bean soup, honey-mustard
> dressing, etc -- items that make up the bulk of the "Secret Diet."
>
> 4) I could go on and on...
>
>
> I really don't mind seeing articles on this diet and that diet, but
please,
> the WW article bears LITTLE RESEMBLANCE to paleolithic eating OR
authentic
> modern Paleo diet variants.
>
> Paleo dieting is a valuable emerging field of study and application that
> bears much investigation. It needs legitimate promotion, not the jumbled,
> contradictory and incongruent splash it received in WW.
>
> This article dramatically misinforms readers -- it's a real disservice.
> Call it  whatever you want, but don't call it a Stone-Age Secret, because
> it's anything but that!
>
> Perhaps you'll have the decency to run a follow-up article on a REAL
> STONE-AGE DIET? I'm sure Dr. Eaton or Ray Audette would be happy to
provide
> ACCURATE data.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> --Kirk A. Kleinschmidt
>   Minnesota
>
>
> Here's the terse response I received:
>
> We're sorry that the article was filled with so much misinformation.
We'll try
> to do better in the future.
>
>
>
>
> Dripping with concern, eh?
>
>
> --Kirk A. Kleinschmidt
>   Minnesota
>   Long-time PF lurker