Nicholas Geti wrote: >> The poor typically subsist on the least expensive food available. This >> sort of diet contains a lot of "empty calories", Very little protein, no >> vitamins and especially no minerals. If you ever try this, and I most >> definitely do NOT recommend it, you will sustain a significant weight >> gain. Women, I think, even more so. >> >> This first came to light in the Kennedy/Johnson era, if I recall >> correctly.
> Then why are Indians who don't eat meat so skinny? Hi Nicholas! Briefly researching, it seems to me that the soil used to grow vegetables in India has not been subjected to intense commercial farming and may contain more minerals. Thus the food the Indians eat is satisfying without excess quantities? http://www.indianmirror.com/geography/geo4.html "Some cash crops", as in they grow mostly for themselves? -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
