>25% of 70 year olds had them 15 years ago- presumably even more now. Based
>on theories of biliary lithogenesis, my educated guess that it's a disease
>of civilisation.
>
>The old saying was that gallstone affect fat fertile forty-year-old-females.
>
>Now it's post partum primipara pre-pregnancy (contraceptive)pill poppers.
>The strong association with overweight is a good start to being a Neolithic
>disease. I've heard of exercise being protective against it.The increasing
>incidence in youngsters do. OK, occasionally I'll fly by the seat of my
>pants- I can't provide a reference showing any hunter gatherer data but I'd
>put money on it being a disease of civilisation.
>.


I thinks sometimes you have to be careful with just stereotyping illnesses. I think you can associate many illnesses with society and modern foods/civilization. One of the main reasons I am going more paleo. As far as my gall bladder experience. I was pregnant with my first child when I started getting pains. Who knows how long before that I had the problem. I was young at the time, 22 and very thin, 130. But, I did eat a lot of processed foods and starches. I do notice if I eat more veggies and meats and less starches my tummy is much happier. So I think food does have a big deal to do with it but I don't think you can define a group that has gall bladder problems. I have heard it from all over the scope.

Melissa


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