RE: evolution and diet (was: FITNESS: Diet and Exercise)

From: gts (gts_2000@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 19:11:39 MDT

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    Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:

    > California has many fairly authentic Mexican taquerias where
    > you can still get sesos or tacos de cabeza from beef, pork, or goat.

    That's interesting to know. I was in Cancun earlier this month but didn't
    see any animal brains on the menu. But then the Cancun Hotel Zone is hardly
    true Mexico. It's more like Las Vegas on the beach without the casinos.

    Incidentally there were typos in my message about the nutrients in lamb and
    pork brains. The portions measured were 100 grams, not 100 milligrams.

    I don't know how much a typical animal brain weighs, but I did some quick
    figuring and calculated that a little more than a pound of animal brain
    provides roughly the FDA recommended daily allowance of vitamin C. Assuming
    a typical animal brain weighs roughly a pound or two, a brain a day is all
    our paleolithic ancestors needed to prevent scurvy. This of course gives new
    meaning to the phrase "eating smart."

    -gts



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