Dan Abel wrote:

> Little babies get *all* of their nutrition from milk. They cannot eat
> solid food.

The only reason I included the caveat that babies get almost all their
nutrition from milk is that I figured someone would point out that some
babies do fine on formula made from soy and other non-milk ingredients
in it. (If usenet does anything, it teaches one to write precisely the
first time.) We're in agreement about the milk.


I wonder about the meat though. I'm not speaking from any scientific
standpoint, only from talking to friends. I think we're in agreement
here too on the difference between "not being able to digest" and
"indigestion." I believe someone who has been vegetarian for many years
would be able to handle a small amount of meat but would get sick from
too much. But meat eaters often get indigestion when they eat a lot of
meat too. I believe the vegetarians would get indigestion from a lot of
rich vegetarian food. In other words, I think the trouble is too much
rich food at once no matter what one's previous diet.


--Lia