> I was surprised to see seaweeds  listed as undesirable food. what is the
> reasonning against seaweeds.( they are edible raw ,tasty and easy to
> harvest)
> jean-claude
>
Since I follow their list once in a while, and the participants are
predominantly Crohn's and colitis sufferers, I'm going to take a guess
that it's because of the studies done on carrageenan.  Irish Moss (or
"carrageenan", also its gelatinous derivitive used as an emulsifier in
processed foods), is a red algae seaweed.  It has been shown to cause
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in laboratory rats.  I don't know if
any studies have been done on humans though.  I also don't know why
they'd say to avoid seaweeds in general on a paleo diet apart from the
IBD aspect, but I can ask them if there's any other reason and get back
to you on that.

Lois