Paleo diet, also called the Paleolithic diet, or caveman diet, or the Primal diet has gained a lot of popularity over the last decade or so. In this article we will discuss the paleo diet in detail and see if really works.

1. What is Paleo
Diet or
Caveman Diet
and does it
Work?

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Paleo diet, also called the Paleolithic diet, or caveman diet, or
the Primal diet has gained a lot of popularity over the last
decade or so. Here we will discuss the paleo diet in detail and
see if really works.
About Paleo diet

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What is a Paleo or Caveman Diet?
The term Paleo in the Paleo dieting comes from the Paleolithic era, when agriculture was not
invented. Paleo diet takes us back to eating the same way as a Caveman’s diet during the Paleolithic
era. That means, only the food items available to humans prior to farming, are consumed and
everything else is excluded.
During the Paleolithic era the food consumed by humans, mostly included animal meat, fruits and
vegetables. A caveman’s diet would have included hunted animals and fruits and vegetables.
Gathered locally. Therefore, appropriate animal-based food for paleo diet would be from hunted
animals, or animals that are not farmed in confined cages. Free-range chickens are a good example of
this. Considering the fact that hunting animals would be impractical for most of us, while following a
paleo diet make sure that the animals should be living freely in the farm and being fed appropriate
organic feed and not pumped with steroids or antibiotics.

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What is a Paleo or Caveman Diet?
Appropriate fruits are those that are naturally in-season in your region. A Caveman’s diet would not
have included papaya in January while living in Alaska. Such fruits are not considered natural in a
Paleo diet. Berries are the most commonly encouraged fruits in Paleo diet. Moreover while following
a Paleo diet, you should only eat one to two servings of fruits daily.
Same thing applies to the vegetables; they must be naturally in-season in your region. You may also
include nuts and seeds in your diet. Beware, not to include high sugar starches or legumes. It is
argued that a Caveman’s diet did not include legumes and that they contain “anti-nutrients” such as
phytic acid and lectin.

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Other restricted foods in the Paleo or
Caveman diet include:
 Sugar- refined, white, brown and all other versions
 Soda and fruit juices (unless you squeeze it yourself from a fruit)
 Processed or preserved foods
 Grains such as wheat and corn, alcohol
 Dairy and dairy products such as yogurt and cheese

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Benefits of Paleo Diet
Paleo diet works by helping you to cut out all the processed foods from your meals. Simply cutting
out sugar and refined wheat flour provides significant results. Moreover, the foods eaten will be
whole and natural; therefore paleo eaters consume less chemicals and preservatives, while increasing
the intake of raw and cooked vegetables and berries. This aids in detoxification and cleansing of the
entire dietary tract.

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Should you follow a Paleo Diet?
Carbs in the recent times have received a lot of bad press; as a result there are many low carb diets
that have gained popularity. Paleo diet is one such diet. Many of the claims that Paleo diet makes,
does not really have a very strong reasoning behind it. Paleo diet claims that eating grains causes
inflammation and legumes have anti-nutrients, which are bad for you. The scientific evidence behind
these claims is not very strong. A lot of people around the world eat grains and legumes and most of
them do not observed any side effects. Even the claim that caveman diet did not include grains is not
well established. So if you have decided to follow this diet due to above-mentioned reason then we
would recommend you to rethink your decision.
That being said, this diet due to its low carbohydrates and high protein content, is naturally suitable
for someone who is trying to cut fat while maintaining muscle mass. But again you really do not have
to eliminate grains and beans completely from your diet if you like to eat them

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Should you follow a Paleo Diet?
If you are a vegetarian or vegan, our recommendation would be definitely against a Paleo diet. You
don’t want to get into a situation where you have limited food options such that certain macro or
micronutrients will be completely cut off for you. You may choose to follow a looser version of Paleo
dieting, which allows you to eat beans and other legumes and dairy for vegetarians.
In our opinion the greatest benefit of Paleo or Caveman diet is that it emphasizes eating natural food
free from chemicals. You can get grains, beans and dairy free from chemicals also and we don’t see
any reason why you should be excluding them from your diet. These foods are a very good source of
nutrition and excluding them from your diet unnecessarily complicates the life for you and your loved
ones.

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