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Weight Concerns
Published in Carolyn Torkelson, Catherine Marienau, Beyond Menopause, 2023
Carolyn Torkelson, Catherine Marienau
The Paleo diet typically includes lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds—foods that in the past (the Paleolithic era) could be obtained by hunting and gathering. This plan focuses on whole, unprocessed foods and eliminates added sugars, grains, legumes, and dairy.
Naturopathic Medicine and the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Stephen T. Sinatra, Mark C. Houston, Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
The Paleolithic diet is based on what our ancestors ate before the agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago. Genetically, we are practically identical to our Paleolithic ancestors, yet the Western diet is drastically different in macro and micronutrients, phytonutrients, electrolytes, and composition of fats, proteins, and particularly carbohydrates. Some say that the pre-agricultural diet should be the standard for contemporary human nutrition considering the genetic similarity to our Paleolithic ancestors.10
Combined Effect of Diet and Physical Activity in the Management of Obesity
Published in Emmanuel C. Opara, Sam Dagogo-Jack, Nutrition and Diabetes, 2019
The Paleolithic (or Paleo) diet contains staple foods such as lean meats, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables, roots, eggs, and nuts. Foods that likely are the result of agricultural farming and processing, such as grains, dairy products, salt, and refined fats and sugar, are to be avoided. Individuals in research studies express difficulty in adhering to this pattern, although there is a reduction in total energy intake and high ratings of satiety at meal times.84 Improvements in many cardiometabolic variables (blood lipids, hemoglobin A1c, glucose tolerance, blood pressure, inflammation, blood clotting factors) are apparent with a Paleo diet.33,85–93 Studies showing the effectiveness of the diet on weight loss are limited; however, a reduction in body weight has been seen in a few investigations.84,90 The difficulty in adhering to the diet, and the relatively small weight loss, limits its use for sustained weight loss in the general obese population.
Mechanistically acting anti-obesity compositions/formulations of natural origin: a patent review (2010–2021)
Published in Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 2022
Pracheta Sengupta, Niyati Tiwari, Tanya Bhatt, Atish T. Paul
Another major reason for the development of obesity includes lifestyle changes. Over the years, the transition from paleolithic nutrition to western diets, along with a lack of corresponding genetic adaptations, has caused significant distortion of the metabolism that has evolved over millions of years in humans. Paleolithic diets are higher in protein (19–35% of energy) and low in carbohydrate (22–40% of energy) by normal western standards, whereas the fat intake is higher (28–58% of energy) in the case of the Western diet. Thus, the ‘Western diet’ invariably leads to a dramatic increase in IR and hyperinsulinemia that further leads to progression in obesity, T2DM, hypertension, cancer, and other metabolic syndromes (Figure 1(D))[28].
Associations of Evolutionary-Concordance Diet and Lifestyle Pattern Scores with Incident, Sporadic Colorectal Adenoma in a Pooled Case-Control Study
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2022
McKenna J. Penley, Doratha A. Byrd, Roberd M. Bostick
Evolutionary-concordance diet and lifestyle pattern scores were developed to quantify the relative closeness of diets and lifestyles to those in Paleolithic times, in order to address the evolutionary discordance hypothesis, which posits that recent changes in human diet and lifestyle, relative to those of our Paleolithic-era ancestors, may explain the sudden rises in chronic diseases, including CRC, during the 20th century (5, 6). The Paleolithic diet is characterized as high in fruits, vegetables, and lean meats, low in sugar and salt, and excluding alcohol, grains, and dairy (5, 6), and the Paleolithic lifestyle is characterized as involving high physical activity, energy balances yielding low adiposity, and not smoking (5).
Associations of the Paleolithic Diet Pattern Scores and the Risk of Breast Cancer among Adults: A Case–Control Study
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2022
Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Mansoureh Baniasadi, Ángela Hernández-Ruiz, Elma Izze da Silva Magalhães, Heitor O. Santos, Atieh Akbari, Mitra Zarrati
Although the concept of paleolithic nutrition is not novel, there are numerous controversies in its definitions in the scientific literature. In a scoping review published in 2020 (16), 14 different definitions of PD were found, whereby some components are common. The main characteristics in these definitions include a high consumption of fruits, nuts, vegetables, fish, eggs and unprocessed meats (lean meats); and a minimal intake of dairy products, grains and cereals, and legumes and the avoidance of processed foods or culinary ingredients.