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Enough with this dumb Paleo stupidity. Sure you lose weight temporarily. But its not sustainable and greatly reduces your chances of... being alive. Whole-foods

Enough with this dumb Paleo stupidity. Sure you lose weight temporarily. But its not sustainable and greatly reduces your chances of... being alive. Whole-foods plant-based - I know its boring, but there are decades of science behind it. Eat your greens.

raverbashing 10y ago
Funny how the article does not even mention paleo.
strommen 10y ago
The biggest dietary change involved for Paleo is eliminating heavily-processed high-carb foods: bread, pasta, donuts, pizza, candy. This is a major nutritional improvement for everybody. The high-fat aspect just helps people stick with it by making them feel full and also allowing them to indulge.
- tremendo 10y ago
  Paleo is macro-nutrient agnostic. Eliminating heavily processed foods, yes, but no need to sneak in the "high-carb" part. That heavily processed foods are commonly high carb (the examples you give) is not central to the principle. Yams would be a completely natural, non-processed high-carb whole food. As are potatoes. The high-fat aspect is not to help with satiation (protein does that better), it's just the reality of many un-processed or minimally processed whole foods, especially of animal origin but also nuts for example.
itg 10y ago
Why is cutting out processed foods not sustainable? I've been doing it for more than four years by now.
charlesism 10y ago
The Inuit did pretty well on a diet of whale blubber, so I doubt that fat is a problem. The Italians and French are pretty healthy, and they don't skimp on fats either. However, I do agree that we should all eat more fresh produce.
- tom_mellior 10y ago
  The French don't skimp on baguettes (= evil heavily processed white bread) either. There's no silver bullet.
  - luketych 10y ago
    The French also don't snack all the time, and also cook many of their own meals.
  - pzh 10y ago
    Something tells me that the French baguettes don't have as much HFCS as the ones around here....
    - tom_mellior 10y ago
      Sure, but many people here seem to be saying that all carbs are equally bad, and some seem to be suggesting that it's more or less impossible to be healthy when eating any carbs in significant amounts. I just think it's a bit more nuanced than that :-)
eatfruitnoteggs 10y ago
You are brave for bringing up physiologically appropriate [1], T-2 diabetes-reversing [2], artery un-clogging [3], heart disease-reversing [4], plant-based [5] diets. It's truly amazing how many petulant adults just don't want to eat their vegetables and would rather invent "caveman" ideological fantasies [6], and other nonsense, to justify their indoctrinated beliefs [7, 8]. 1. https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/low-carb-vs-plant-based-diet/ https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-ele... 2. http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/1/38 http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/1/38 3. http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-and-artery-function/ http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-and-artery... 4. https://www.pritikin.com/your-health/health-benefits/reverse-heart-disease.html https://www.pritikin.com/your-health/health-benefits/reverse... 5. http://www.forksoverknives.com/what-to-eat/ http://www.forksoverknives.com/what-to-eat/ 6. http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/02/21/the-real-paleo-diet/ http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/02/21/the-real-paleo-diet/ 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism#Animal_pain_and_suffering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism#Animal_pain_and_suff... 8. http://www.carnism.org/ http://www.carnism.org/

raverbashing 10y ago

Funny how the article does not even mention paleo.

strommen 10y ago

The biggest dietary change involved for Paleo is eliminating heavily-processed high-carb foods: bread, pasta, donuts, pizza, candy. This is a major nutritional improvement for everybody. The high-fat aspect just helps people stick with it by making them feel full and also allowing them to indulge.

tremendo 10y ago
Paleo is macro-nutrient agnostic. Eliminating heavily processed foods, yes, but no need to sneak in the "high-carb" part. That heavily processed foods are commonly high carb (the examples you give) is not central to the principle. Yams would be a completely natural, non-processed high-carb whole food. As are potatoes. The high-fat aspect is not to help with satiation (protein does that better), it's just the reality of many un-processed or minimally processed whole foods, especially of animal origin but also nuts for example.

itg 10y ago

Why is cutting out processed foods not sustainable? I've been doing it for more than four years by now.

charlesism 10y ago

The Inuit did pretty well on a diet of whale blubber, so I doubt that fat is a problem. The Italians and French are pretty healthy, and they don't skimp on fats either. However, I do agree that we should all eat more fresh produce.

tom_mellior 10y ago
The French don't skimp on baguettes (= evil heavily processed white bread) either. There's no silver bullet.
- luketych 10y ago
  The French also don't snack all the time, and also cook many of their own meals.
- pzh 10y ago
  Something tells me that the French baguettes don't have as much HFCS as the ones around here....
  - tom_mellior 10y ago
    Sure, but many people here seem to be saying that all carbs are equally bad, and some seem to be suggesting that it's more or less impossible to be healthy when eating any carbs in significant amounts. I just think it's a bit more nuanced than that :-)

eatfruitnoteggs 10y ago

You are brave for bringing up physiologically appropriate [1], T-2 diabetes-reversing [2], artery un-clogging [3], heart disease-reversing [4], plant-based [5] diets. It's truly amazing how many petulant adults just don't want to eat their vegetables and would rather invent "caveman" ideological fantasies [6], and other nonsense, to justify their indoctrinated beliefs [7, 8]. 1. https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-electures/low-carb-vs-plant-based-diet/ https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/videos/free-ele... 2. http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/1/38 http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/25/1/38 3. http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-and-artery-function/ http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-and-artery... 4. https://www.pritikin.com/your-health/health-benefits/reverse-heart-disease.html https://www.pritikin.com/your-health/health-benefits/reverse... 5. http://www.forksoverknives.com/what-to-eat/ http://www.forksoverknives.com/what-to-eat/ 6. http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/02/21/the-real-paleo-diet/ http://nutritionfacts.org/2013/02/21/the-real-paleo-diet/ 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism#Animal_pain_and_suffering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism#Animal_pain_and_suff... 8. http://www.carnism.org/ http://www.carnism.org/