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Paleolithic diet - Benefits: Encyclopedia II - Paleolithic diet - Benefits

The benefits of a paleolithic diet are, as with most dietetic theories, widely debated. There are however a number of medically diagnosed conditions whose sufferers have been proven to benefit directly from specific components of the diet. Some examples of this include: Coeliac disease, a gastrointestinal disorder whose sufferers are unable to digest the proteins gluten and casein, found in wheat and milk respectively. Dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin disorder linked also to digestability issues related to gluten ...

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Paleolithic diet: Encyclopedia II - Paleolithic diet - Benefits

Paleolithic diet - Benefits

The benefits of a paleolithic diet are, as with most dietetic theories, widely debated.

There are however a number of medically diagnosed conditions whose sufferers have been proven to benefit directly from specific components of the diet. Some examples of this include:

Coeliac disease, a gastrointestinal disorder whose sufferers are unable to digest the proteins gluten and casein, found in wheat and milk respectively.
Dermatitis herpetiformis, a skin disorder linked also to digestability issues related to gluten.
Other conditions linked anecdotally, albeit unproven, to gluten and/or casein proteins include
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Schizophrenia
- Tourette's syndrome
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Attention deficit disorder
- Autism

Other key health benefits commonly associated with and supported by this theory include:

Reduction or elimination of grains, dairy, and refined sugars in the human diet has shown to lower glycemic load. This is thought to lower risk of diabetes and other related syndrome X diseases by placing less stress on the pancreas to produce insulin, and preventing insulin sensitivity.
Increasing intake of fruits and vegetables induces a net base load, as opposed to the net acidic load on the body when eating a grain based diet. This is believed to prevent osteoporosis by passing less calcium salts through the kidneys.
Animals that have been fed a natural diet (free-range beef and chicken) instead of grain fed animals tend to have higher ratios of omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients.
By reducing the intake of processed foods the sodium/potasium ratios in the body are more balanced.

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