Question

In reference to tue paleo diet Is the diet safe and benifial for everyone (e:g., generally healthy population, higher risk individual with chronic diseases, elderly)?

Answer 1

Paleo diet is a modern nutritional plan based on the presumed ancient diet of wild plants and animals that various hominid species habitually consumed during the Paleolithic era.

Unlike most fad diets it is sustainable long-time and promotes health, well-being and longevity.

The benefits of following the diet include fat loss, muscle gain, more energy, less stress, smoother skin, better sleep, healthier teeth, stronger bones, better digestion, more fertility, stronger immune system, slowed ageing, control or remission of conditions and diseases.

One of the main facts is that the Paleo diet is not simply a weight loss diet.

Then also the same way it is not recommended for everyone because of :

1. Electrolyte balance and BP: Paleos don't have much salt
2. Cereal grains and cancer: Paleo don't eat but we need them.
3. Energy intake/output uncoupling & insulin resistance: Exercise no longer needed for food quest (true but only seen this change in the last 100 years)
4. Dietary fat & coronary heart disease may be increase.

Any way the Paleo diet has the potential to be healthy. The typical paleo diet, however, puts most at risk for deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D, which are critical to bone health. At the same time, saturated fat and protein can be consumed far above recommended levels, increasing the risk of kidney and heart disease and certain cancers.