(rice and dairy)Re: no carb questions

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> It would be better, I think, to call the " grains and

> tubers " " starches " , which gets out of the confusion

> of " no carb " . What you are talking about is a " no starch "

> diet, which the Paleo diet and the SCD basically are.

> I for one am NOT a " no starch " person at all, nor have

> I ever said that was a lifestyle people " should " do.

> I might eat LESS of them than a lot of people, but

> that is because they are boring ...

** Yes, that's right, Heidi. Let's call them starches and avoid

confusion. Maybe this is annoying, but could you please elaborate on

this kind of boredom? I could see boredom in something you do every

day, although some people love routines. I know this may sound like a

heresy, but aren't there so many ways for you to " enjoy " your

starches? I for one could live on sweet potatoes and manioc for a

long time, plus other things of course, but no other carbs. If I eat

fish every day, I may get bored. Even beef can bore me sometimes.

> My anti-wheat stance is based on *genetics* though,

> which Price just didn't know about. He also didn't

> know that gluten affects absorption of nutrients.

** Oh, Heidi, you are incredible. That answers many of my questions.

If he came back to life, Weston might draw (slightly) different

conclusion this time around, mightn't he?

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> He didn't single out " white rice " though ...

> even though white rice has as devoid of nutrients

> as white flour is. What makes white flour worse

> than white rice? Why don't the Koreans, with

> their white rice diet, have skinny faces and crooked

> teeth?

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** Is there a mistake here? Do you mean: " Why DO (not " don't " )

Koreans...? I have often read about this connection, but more in

relation to the Japanese. I don't much like to mention such things

here, because there may be Japanese members or descendants on this

list and they may be upset by what they find to be a racial innuendo.

But I know, Heidi, that you mean well: you are simply stating a fact

with a rhetorical question. But does anyone know why the consumption

of polished rice would cause this " anomaly " ? I think Indians also eat

polished rice as a staple (Pratick will mend me if I am wrong) and I

don't see the same problem with them. Since we have started talking

about this, I will go on hoping not to hurt anyone: what about the

characteristic smell of French people who eat a lot of dairy?

José

> Heidi Jean