It is like a person who stops playing golf because of the chance of being hit
by lightning on the golf course is greater than in his living room.

If I stopped eating fat and meat, I KNOW I would get diabetes and all the
related problems.  Diabetes runs through my family and I had all the symptoms
of pre-diabetes.

So I may get something 20 years from now (which is very unlikely). Or I can
guarantee myself diabetes and blindness by going back to a vegetarian diet.

Which is a safer bet?
-Gawen



> Paleolisters,
>
> I am reading every day more and more about Mad Cow's disease.  I am really
> worried, and I don't think it's all just a "scare."  I plan to undertake a
> big study on the disease soon, but am just overwhelmed with work and have no
> time.
>
> We eat a lot of meat, sometimes raw (does this matter in Mad Cow's?) and we
> are very scared that in 10-20 years from now that we will start to have the
> disease and die.
>
> We haven't seen any discussion on the list about the topic, and we think it
> would be very helpful for anyone with any knowledge or even just opinions or
> history changing their diet because of Mad Cow's to start talking about it
> for the benefit of all the paleolisters.
>
> Paleolithically yours,
>
> Judith
>