On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, you wrote: > Hmmm, I've been contemplating this for a day or two. According to Cordain > and others, up to 1/3 of the h/g diet was carbs in the form of fruits & Yes, I need to check this -- but 1/3? Is that weight, volume, or energy? I think this has been answered -- but I forgot. I'll do a search, but if someone knows the answer of my next question (below) then maybe you can throw this one in for free :) > vegetables. BUT! Wouldn't these carbs be mostly fiber? Actually, we > already know this is the case; agriculture has created fruits and vegetables > both larger in size and lower in fiber than wild fruits and vegetables. I'm > sure most of us are familiar with the routine; if counting your carbs (for > whatever reason, but usually to lose weight), subtract the fiber count from > the whole carb count, as fiber doesn't count. Rather, fiber carbs are good, > starch carbs are bad. So, while the overall carb count may have been "up > there" (according to, say, Atkins), the 'bad' carb count was still pretty > low. No real point here, just something I found interesting. > Yes, i have this exact same question. Is there someone of great wisdom who can answer it? The question is, as I see it, what is the makeup of the carbohydrate foods eaten by paleo people? By makeup I mean simple carbohydrates (sugar, including fruit sugar), complex carbohydrates, and fiber? Can't we tell? I mean, just because we have created new plants with agriculture shouldn't mean that the old plants that used to be eaten have ceased to exist?? > Then again, maybe this will make it clear why people like myself and Michael > Audette put fruit in the occasional-treat category. And why someone with an > insulin problem must stick with very low-carb vegetables and even then watch > the overall carb intake. Think about it; the same amount of fruits & > vegetables it takes to get, say 30 grams total-count-minus-fiber carbs is a > mere fraction, size-wise, of what our anchient cousins ate in a day. > > Dori Zook > Denver, CO > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com