Donna: thanks so much for your information and advice and the lessons of your experience. I'm still a little confused about low-fat vs low-protein. You say you're on a low-fat vegetarian diet. do you feel that the low fat (low in all fat, or in your case, without animal fats?) is making you feel better? Is this linked to low protein, or something else we should thnk about? Thanks for your answer. It's the only one i've got. Can I ask you whether you got the posting I thought I sent to the whole list? And why is your subject heading "DIGEST"? I have had only one posting to the list since I joined several days ago (vs 20-50 a day on other lists). Am I missing something? Or is this just a slow list? Glad to meet you. Susan [log in to unmask]