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Re:Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study ... by dhughes on Saturday February 15, 2014 @05:03PM (#7245569)
The 5,000 year old "ice man" scientists have named Otzi had heart disease so I'd call the paleo diet healthy is misinformation.
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Re:Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study ... by joelthelion on Saturday February 15, 2014 @05:07PM (#7245592)
You can't draw any conclusions about something as random as heart disease based on a sample size of one.
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Re:Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study ... by dhughes on Sunday February 16, 2014 @03:48PM (#7249218)
No but it seems paleo diet enthusiasts indicate any heart disease was non-existent due to a paleo diet.

The so-called "LOREN CORDAIN, PH.D., THE WORLD’S LEADING EXPERT ON PALEOLITHIC DIETS AND FOUNDER OF THE PALEO MOVEMENT" claims:

Decades of research by Dr. Loren Cordain and his scientific colleagues demonstrate that hunter-gatherers typically were free from the chronic illnesses and diseases that are epidemic in Western populations, including:

Obesity Cardiovascular disease (heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, atherosclerosis) Type 2 diabetes Cancer Autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, etc.) Osteoporosis Acne Myopia (nearsightedness), macular degeneration, glaucoma Varicose veins, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, gastric reflux Gout

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Re:Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study ... by joelthelion on Thursday February 20, 2014 @05:59AM (#7270133)
You forgot to take into account the word "typically".
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Re:Lack of exercise kills roughly as many as smoking, study ... by dhughes on Thursday February 20, 2014 @10:20PM (#7275260)
OK then, but that works both ways if I can't prove it's not totally good paleo diet proponents can't prove it's super healthy.
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