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Re:Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked (2013) by marcus_holmes on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @12:15AM (#8106327)
I have tried three different strategies so far (dealing with type 2 diabetes gets you to try new things): - Hacker's diet calorie control - The recommended "dealing with diabetes" diet from the nutritionist based around the standard food pyramid (plenty of fruit and veg, less fats) - The paleo diet. Well, something like it. No dairy or bread, avoid sugars, eat as much meat, nuts, green veg and fat as I like.

I've easily had the best results with the least effort from the paleo diet. My blood sugar is down, I've lost weight and gained muscle, and feel fitter and more flexible.

It's not "Science", but I believe evidence drawn from experimentation trumps "studies" that can't be replicated, don't publish their negative results, and munge their data before publishing.

Re:Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked (2013) by jljljl on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @01:05AM (#8106485)
Results from one person experimenting cannot trump studies, or even natural experiments that look at a wide cross section of individuals, at least not in terms of applicability to the wider population.

That said, I'm glad you found something that works well for you, and that provides such positive results

Re:Why the Paleo Diet Is Half-Baked (2013) by merrua on Wednesday July 30, 2014 @08:36AM (#8107696)
Depends on if you want to experiment to tweak for you, or learn something about humanity. I'm thinking of seed selection in your own garden/farm compared to seed research.