Amadeus Schmidt wrote: > As a summary i'd say that supplements shouldn't be necessary even for minerals > as long as we stick to organic grown or wildlife food items. > > I'd still count it as an indicator for a not real paleolithic or adapted > nutrition if we encounter vitamin shortages with our food composition. Generally true for adequate nutrition, not true for optimal nutrition. Also, don't forget cooking, which destroys some nutrient. If you eat paleo foods (animal or plant in origin), but often cook it (thus deviating from a paleo way of eating) you may need to supplement to bring yourself to just a sufficient level. This probably looks like a very obvious statement, and it is, so please don't start debates about it. I just find it usefull to say this so that the above statement is taken in its proper context and not then extrapolated to mean that supplements have no place on a paleo diet. Ilya