Still working out whether or not the paleo diet is for me. In doing some research I discovered this study. In 2009 Dr. Staffan Lindeberg looked at the Paleolithic diet versus a commonly recommended diabetic diet. He studied 13 patients with type 2 diabetes. The diabetes diet was almost a complete opposite of the paleo diet, featuring low-fat, low-meat, high-carb. It included all those paleo no-no's, whole grains, vegetable oils and dairy. It did, however, allow for fruits and vegetables. I do not have diabetes nor do I plan on it. But the results still have a lot of relevance for someone trying to live a healthy lifestyle. The Paleolithic diet had better results for weight loss, blood pressure, waist size, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol and glucose levels.
In another study, of the Kitava people in the Trobriand Islands, he determined that their diet was very close to what would have been the diet of the Paleolithic people. And he noticed an almost complete lack of coronary heart disease, no signs of dementia or memory loss. He also noticed that people remained active right up until their last few days when they typically died of either some sort of infection or rapid degeneration of some sort. Also, no stroke, diabetes, or congestive heart failure. No overweight, excellent blood pressure and even no acne! Sounds pretty good to me.
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