On Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:29:27 -0800, Wally Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Scaling the Paleo Pyramid >> >http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/print/weekly/health/A51499-2001Feb9.html > >While I think most of use would disagree about the >placement of grains in his pyramid, I'm not so sure >the placement of fruits/veggies is incorrect. Keeping >in mind that the FDA's pyramid is based on "servings" >rather than caloric distribution, and considering >that, in general, fruits/veggies are much less >calorically dense than meats and nuts, their placement >at the base may make sense. Any thoughts? It would be clearer to people to represent "relative volume" in the pyramid. Philip Thrift http://www.paleofitness.com