> I read on a couple > of internet sites that people of Mediterannean ancestry are prone to favism. yes but they eat a lot: lentils, chick peas, broad beans,, etc... > (I'm from mostly North European stock) then you can enjoy your beans :-) Maryse cg JOhn 76,16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn