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The Paleo Diet: A Hunter-Gatherer Approach to Health
TLDR The Paleo diet, created in response to the health problems caused by the modern diet, focuses on eating like a hunter-gatherer from the Paleolithic era. By cutting out certain foods and emphasizing protein, vegetables, and slow burning carbs, the diet aims to improve overall health. However, it has been ranked poorly in terms of ease of follow, nutrition, safety, and effectiveness for weight loss and against diabetes and heart disease.
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The Paleo diet, short for Paleolithic diet, was created by Dr. Lauren Cordain in 2002 as a response to the chronic health problems faced by Westerners due to the modern diet full of processed foods and chemicals, and the premise of the diet is to eat like a hunter-gatherer from the Paleolithic era.
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The Paleo diet is based on the idea that the modern diet is full of unhealthy foods, and by cutting out certain foods and focusing on protein, it can improve overall health.
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The Paleo diet focuses on lower carbohydrates, specifically slow burning carbs, and emphasizes the importance of moderation and fiber intake.
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The Paleo diet recommends eating lots of protein, vegetables, slow burning carbohydrates, fruits, nuts, and foods that were hunted and gathered in the past, while avoiding beans, legumes, modern processed foods, salt, and refined sugar.
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The correlation between fat intake and heart disease has been disproven, as studies have shown that countries with higher fat consumption rates have lower death rates from heart disease, and the idea that saturated fats clog arteries and cause heart attacks is not supported by scientific evidence.
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Studies have shown that tribes in Africa who consume a diet high in fat, including animal fats, have low cholesterol levels and are healthy, suggesting that animal fats may not be associated with heart disease as previously believed.
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Drinking whole milk is preferable to skim milk because the fat in whole milk helps the body absorb important vitamins, such as vitamin A and vitamin D, and some types of fat in milk have been shown to lower the risk of heart disease and increase good cholesterol.
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The takeaway from this section is to be your own health advocate, read labels, do research, and make your own decisions about what works for you.
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According to a panel of experts, the paleo diet was ranked last out of 32 diets evaluated for ease of follow, nutrition, safety, and effectiveness for weight loss and against diabetes and heart disease.
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