--- On Sat, 7/18/09, Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:



> 
> It's true that it's a New World food, and New World foods
> have come under
> increasing suspicion now that Cordain has shown that other
> New World foods
> that are edible raw--tomatoes and other
> nightshades--contain potent
> antinutrients that cause intestinal permeability and other
> problems. 

Nightshades are bad.
Nightshades are a New World food.
New World foods are bad.

I'm sorry, I missed a point in that syllogism.  Moreover, nightshades (such as eggplant) also hail from the Eastern Hemisphere.  Are Old World foods bad for you as well?

Given Cordain's stance on canola oil and saturated fats, I am a bit wary of his research on nightshades as well, but can you point me to the studies?

Andrea