[MD] vegetarianism

[Heather Perella]

> [SA]
>   Why is the Inuit model poor?  

    
>   Robbie: Because if an Inuit moved out of their
> natural polar clime, immigrated to America, England,
> (or any country where Pirsig is read) adopted our
> diet and lifestyle, then after a generation or less
> they would begin dropping dead of strokes, Heart
> disease, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, etc. at the same
> rate as we American carnivores...Living in America
> is a prime cause of Obesity.  Fat people accummulate
> health problems that are well documented.

     I see where your coming from.  I did point out
the Paleo-diet, and the Atkins diet that is in these
latitudes.  There are people who eat these diets and
are fine.  There are critics of these diets as well. 
Who am I to believe?  Those that say these diets work
or the critics of these diets.  That's all I was
saying.  By the way, many of the health problems in
the U.S. is probably not diet, even though that is an
influence.  The big problem is exercise.  Somebody
that exercises, like me, can eat a donut and not worry
about the weight increase.  There again, the
settledness of this culture pushes out what was once
what we did - walk or run, to an occasion that people
pay $ to perform at the local gym or buying those
exercise bikes.  This is how we've adapted to keep
performing what just came natural.  

     [Robbie]    
>   I was trying to be polite. But Polar Inuits just
> don't apply to us.

     Hey, I still think your being polite.  I like the
straight-forward talk, too.  Pirsig's plainspoken. 
So, let me know what's on your mind, but this is not
to forget courtesy, which I don't think you have
forgotten.

     [Robbie]
  Who among us has ever visited
> their lands and hunting grounds even for a two week
> vacation.

     Among us, as in the MoQ discussors I believe is
what your saying.  I haven't.

     [Robbie]
  So applying research on them to ourselves
> in a pretty big stretch.

     I went through the internet, and found some
research on them.  I'm no expert, again, I was just
pointing out how meat eaters have had grandparents and
low risk heart disease.  Yet, I'm sure the cold and
exercise comes into the picture as well for these
people.

     [Robbie]
 I Appoligize for my
> abruptness...

     What abruptness?  



Thanks,
SA


 
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