********** From: Ken Stuart <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Zone Diet Fat Content Ken wrote: "..I suppose I can allow this attempt to save face, with the proviso that I haven't found any person (other than myself and Todd) on this list who has a clue as to what the Zone Diet is about..." No Ken, you're way off base; and Adrienne is correct. Sears is as clear as can be about his 40:30:30 ratios. Sears is also a good writer, and the typical reader can follow his arguments about insulin, eicosanoids, glycemic loads, and the like without too much effort... as Rob and many others have shown on this list. For those on the list who have yet to read it, I highly recommend Chapter 2 ("The Beginnings of Modern Man") in Sears' most recent book, _The Omega Rx Zone: The Miracle of the New High-Dose Fish Oil_. Sean, I am a researcher, but not in the area of paleo diets. I am here to learn and to share my experiences. Thanks for your clear exposition of the O'Dea study, which certainly supports the Cordain and Sears approach to the caveman diet. ************