Here is an attempt at constructing a modern equivalent to the diet humans likely evolved to eat: Eggs: Any variety Meat: Any variety. Nuts: Any variety, excepting peanuts and other "nuts" that are not nuts at all. Fruits: Any variety. Berries: Any variety. Vegetables: Any that do not require cooking to be comfortably edible. There would be almost very, very little of any of the following: Cereal grains Beans Dairy products of any sort (outside of infancy) *Tubers (Perhaps an occasional treat?) Eggs, meat, and nuts would be eaten ad libitum and would probably make up a majority of the intake. Meat would be raw, dried, or cooked over an open fire and most likely rare. Fruits would be eaten sparingly. A majority of the rest of the food would be eaten fresh and raw most of the time. Such a diet is very easy to live on even in this modern world; moderately expensive perhaps, but not prohibitively so for most, especially if it brings health benefits. The question would be: is this a realistic modern reconstruction? Or are there flaws to the model? What possible negative health consequences might be associated with such a diet? Comment is invited. -=-=- Once in a while you get shown the light/ In the strangest of places if you look at it right ---Robert Hunter http://www.syndicomm.com/esmay