Paleo-Diet Myth

[Darth]

I too am having success with a low carb diet (loosely Atkins). 14kg down so far (8 or so to go) since the middle of January.

I don't think it's so much the diets themselves (lack of carbs) as it is the cutting of snacks. I wan't a snack, those chips on the counter are out. So I end up not really snacking...
Whatever it actually is, It's working for me.

[thesummerqueen]

Keeping better track of your eating habits always helps. One if my friends is a big no carb proponent, and I keep telling him that he had success because other than his diet, he was rather sedentary. He also lost an amazing amount of weight by joining cross fit. Go figure. Eliminating calories or burning them.

[Something completely different]

All diets are myths and complete and utter bollocks and nonsence.

In my expirience "snacking" is the thing which mostly causes overweight, together with depression.

"Snacking" being that one doesnt have a regular ordered way of taking food to oneself and that the food one takes is fast food.

Meaning - One doesnt eat a dinner but in exchange takes 3 slices of pizza after work, or one doesnt have breakfest but eats some fast food sweet shit during work.

Learning how to cook and optain a regular structured eating habbit is what works best.

[RonaldReagansGhost666]

I'd have to agree with you, Germans. Most of these trends such as "Gluton-free diets" are simply means by which slothful people attemp to lose weight.

[John V]

Ayurveda is the way to go.

[Erinome]

I have a serious medical condition that I have been battling for almost a decade now. There is no known cure, but it was beginning to affect my every day life, especially when I began eating a vegan diet. I found a support group online for people who have the same condition, and it was there that I first heard of the paleo diet. After consulting my doctors, including a specialist, I was informed that my condition may be caused and/or exacerbated by wheat gluten, and I was encouraged to try the paleo diet. I have been on it for four months, and my symptoms have totally disappeared. I used to have very red cheeks all the time too, and it started fading just a week after beginning the diet. I also lost more weight, and at a faster pace than I did when I was eating a vegan diet.

While I am not sure about it's health benefits for the general population, I think it's right for people who suffer from conditions such as mine, and others with other conditions and diseases. I've never been incredibly attached to any food products, so it wasn't hard for me to make the transition.

It's probably not for everybody, but it certainly must be for some people.

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I'd have to agree with you, Germans. Most of these trends such as "Gluton-free diets" are simply means by which slothful people attemp to lose weight.

What about people with Coeliac disease? I don't have that, but there are many other diseases connected with the consumption and intolerance of wheat gluten.

[Tonus]

Changes to your diet can have a beneficial effect when they happen to remove one or two food items that are causing problems. When I tried a low-carb diet, I happened to cut oatmeal and granola from my diet, and it turns out that both of those cause a number of health issues for me. The low-carb diet helped me identify a problem area, but low-carb itself was not the solution. I've since gone back to a more balanced and conventional diet, but I still avoid the two foods that cause problems for me. It's too bad, because I enjoy oatmeal and I love granola, but any time I tried to reintroduce them into my diet, the old problems resurfaced.

I think that we are taught that diets are a one-size-fits-all item, but it's the opposite-- each person should find what works for them. But there is a lot of money to be made by peddling miracles, and I expect that we'll never be rid of diet fads that promise to cure what ails each and every one of us.

[Erinome]

I think that we are taught that diets are a one-size-fits-all item, but it's the opposite-- each person should find what works for them. But there is a lot of money to be made by peddling miracles, and I expect that we'll never be rid of diet fads that promise to cure what ails each and every one of us.

When it comes to overweight people, who are just trying to lose some extra pounds, diets never have long lasting effects. If those people really want to lose weight and keep it off, they need to make lifestyle changes. Being healthy takes a real commitment sometimes. It's hard for a lot of people to do that.

[Shell B]

I have a serious medical condition that I have been battling for almost a decade now.

Of course you do.