>the estimates of the difference b/tw :"northern" and "southern" diets are also >very thought provoking, especially when you see the number of fat people >walking around in western societies. > >that is all i was hoping to do with this. If this is the point, read, HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH, Worldwatch's Alan Durning's critique of consumerism, which discusses northern and southern "diets" in the larger sense not just of food but resource consumption in general. It's good teaching material (of course it lacks any hint of Marxian class analysis but this can be remedied by the instructor). Blair Blair Sandler [EMAIL PROTECTED]