John Pavao asked:

> Let me ask you a question:  are you, or have you ever been 50 lbs or more
> overweight?  The reason I ask is that this discussion sounds as though it's
> purely academic to you, as though you haven't proven it to yourself.

No. I have always been about 5'10, 140 lbs, about 10% body fat, which is
slightly underweight. My diet has been

Before 10/1996: almost no refined sugar, a little dairy (part-skim milk and a
little butter), meat, grains (66% rice, 33% wheat), almost no fat besides meat
and dairy, fruits and vegetables.

10/1996-12/1997: >95% raw, variable amounts of meat and fish, almost no dairy,
lots of fruits, vegetables.

Remember that the experience of one person doesn't consitute scientific
evidence.

Best wishes,

Jean-Louis
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