Amadeus, How about "Cooked Fat"? If you come over here to see the Grand Canyon; You may be invited to a "Barbecue"! This is a meal cooked on a wire grill just above hot coals. Unfortunately Many Americans cook a piece of meat over very hot coals so that there is a layer of "BLACK" burnt meat and fat on the "Steak". You of course understand that the completely burnt molecules that have changed to carbon or charcoal are harmless to the gut. However I have read many statements that the "partially ' burnt fats surrounding the black stuff contain a variety of chemical compounds that are bad for the gut. Regards, Lorenzo ----- Original Message ----- From: "william schnell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [P-F] Article / Fatty diet could lead to thin bones > Comments re acidity of flesh and fats refer only to cooked. Can we > assume that processing (cooking) foods so as to result in sickness is a > modern perversion? > William > > Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > > > > On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 17:06:04 -0500, R Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > > ><<"Mice fed a high-fat diet for seven months, less than half their life > > >span,