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...their U.S. company made nearly $100 million by selling oil at several times the government-controlled price then in effect. The indictment claimed that Rich's firm bought petroleum for as little as $5 per bbl., then ran the crude through a series of complex transactions that obscured its origin before selling it back to a Rich subsidiary at a markup as high as 400%. Much of the profit went to a Rich company in Switzerland, which paid no U.S. taxes on the allegedly ill-gotten gains...
...just about ready to give up on all the paleonutritional advice books when I came across an advance copy of Elizabeth Somer's The Origin Diet (Holt; $23), due in bookstores this month. A registered dietitian, Somer has done an admirable job of taking what's known about paleonutrition and adapting it to fit our modern lifestyles. Unlike many ancient-diet gurus, for example, she says it doesn't make sense for us to eat more than 20% of our calories in the form of protein since few of us will ever be as fit as our ancient forebears were...
There's even a role in the Origin Diet for grains, which paleopurists consider off limits because agriculture didn't develop until 10,000 years ago. The key, Somer says, is to stick with whole grains, using them to replace the wild grasses that were staples of many ancient diets...
...will take a lot of planning to stick with the Origin Diet. My guess is that some of the more rabid ancient-diet advocates wouldn't consider it a true paleolithic prescription. But I think Somer has the right idea. Just be glad you don't have to hunt down a woolly mammoth for dinner...
...like the sound of weasel coffee? Before you answer, consider the alternative name for Trung Nguyen Caf?s signature blend: Weasel Poop Coffee. After all, the thriving Vietnamese brew traces its origin to rodent droppings...