Adrienne > Didn't Phinney's study on ketogenic diets and athletes use  
a  dairy-free paleo -- meat fat water diet plus sodium/mineral supp?   
If so, I  wonder why he didn't extrapolate in this book for those who  
wish to avoid  dairy?

You know it's a fine question.  My stock answer would be that their  
editor felt like doing so would be to harsh, too difficult a regimen  
to follow for the average reader.  But they self published and  
therefore had total and complete freedom.

All of this may bother me less because I'm not the type to follow in  
any way a suggestion menu or meal plan.  I'm somewhat independent by  
nature and like to absorb principles and design my own diets from  
there.  I always ignore chapters like Chapter 17 in any diet books I  
read.  And, boy, using their principles with nothing more than bacon,  
eggs, 75% lean grassfed burger, lettuce, a little lemon juice, and  
lots of good water has so far worked wonders for me.

Jim