On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:00 Eva Hedin wrote: >Nuts have enormously high ratio of omega6 to omega3 >and should not be eaten in large quantities. > According to the USDA website, walnuts have an n-3:n-6 ratio of around 1:4 and have significant amounts of each. Macadamias and avocados have little of either n-3 or n-6; their fats are predominantly monounsaturated. Nuts are so convenient: protected (in their shell), keep over winter, nourishing. Beats me how people could be allergic (now) to what I reckon should have been a staple (then) for those people who lived in areas where nuts grew. Keith