On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:37:28 -0500, Geoffrey Purcell  
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> Yes, the point Wrangham makes re raw foodists mostly losing weight is
> reasonably true, ...
> There've been a couple of theories put forward re this phenomenon:-  
> either that eating cooked-food leads to greater water-retention in the  
> body, thus resulting in larger weight; or that the body tends to store  
> the toxins from cooked-foods in the fat-cells, thus resulting in bigger  
> bellies etc.

It could also be that before taking on the raw food approach, people just  
ate too much (at least in terms of calories).  Raw foods, by their very  
nature, are primarily meat and veggies, and it's pretty hard to overeat on  
raw meat and veggies.

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   Robert Kesterson
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