Category: Paleo Diet

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Paleo Diet for Weight Loss

  The paleo diet, inspired by the eating habits of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, has gained popularity in recent years as a natural and effective way to lose weight. According to one study, by the State University of New York (SUNY) somewhere between 1 and 3 million people in the US follow the paleo diet at…
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Prebiotic fiber, and why the “Just Eat Real Food” mantra isn’t as good as you think.

Prebiotic fiber: Why “Just Eat Real Food” isn’t as good of a mantra as you think.

Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2019) Prebiotic fiber, and why the “Just Eat Real Food” mantra isn’t as good as you think. An argument in support of processed, packaged foods. Microbiome Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2019) Prebiotic fiber, and why the “Just Eat Real Food” mantra isn’t as good as…
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Paleo Diet Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Paleo Diet Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

The Paleo Diet has gone down in popularity over the years, while other diets like the keto diet or carnivore diet have risen. However, popularity has never been a good index of whether something is safe, feasible, and effective.  Although fewer people may be on a Paleo Diet, researchers have continued to study it because…
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Systematic Review of the Paleo Diet

Systematic Review of the Paleo Diet

The Paleo Diet has gone down in popularity over the years, while other diets like the keto diet or carnivore diet have risen. However, popularity has never been a good index of whether something is safe, feasible, and effective.  Although fewer people may be on a Paleo Diet, researchers have continued to study it because…
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Can Sugar Cane Juice without refinement be Certified Paleo by Karen Pendergrass

Can Sugar Cane Juice be Certified Paleo?

Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K., Rafi, Z. (2019). Can Sugar Cane Juice Without Additional Refinement be Certified Paleo? Consideration and Deliberation for Sugar Cane Juice. Paleo Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K., Rafi, Z. (2019). Can Sugar Cane Juice Without Additional Refinement be Certified Paleo? Consideration and Deliberation for Sugar Cane Juice.…
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Is Xanthan Gum Toxic?

What is Xanthan Gum and Is It Good for You?

Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2019). Should Xanthan Gum be allowed in Grain-Free, Paleo, and Keto Certified Standards? Microbiome Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2019). Should Xanthan Gum be allowed in Grain-Free, Paleo, and Keto Certified Standards? Microbiome Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF November, 2019 PALEO DIET RESEARCH Should Xanthan…
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Prebiotics in the pre-agricultural human diet

Coprolites Reveal Prebiotics in Pre-Agricultural Human Diet

The pathogenesis of numerous diseases of modern man has often been associated with deficiencies in dietary fiber intake.  However, to understand these pathologies, the nature and range of pre-agricultural human diets are likely to be just as important as current advances in microbiome research.  However, the nature of the pre-agricultural human diets was mostly speculative. …
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Paleo Poop

What’s Your Paleo Poop Telling you?

Poop. I remember when I was little, that was such a funny word. I was raised in a pretty traditional Lutheran home and “potty talk” was definitely not allowed. Ever. “May I be excused?” was the ONLY hint you were allowed to give about anything bathroom related. How ironic that I grew up having some…
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Are White Potatoes Paleo?

Are White Potatoes Paleo?

Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2016). Are White Potatoes Paleo? Consideration and Deliberation for White Potatoes in Certified Paleo Standards.Paleo Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF Paleo Diet ResearchPendergrass, K. (2016). Are White Potatoes Paleo? Consideration and Deliberation for White Potatoes in Certified Paleo Standards.Paleo Diet Research. The Paleo Foundation.DOWNLOAD PDF September, 2016 PALEO DIET RESEARCH…
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top 5 reasons why you are not losing weight on the paleo diet

Top 5 Reasons You are Not Losing weight on the Paleo Diet

Weight loss is a common goal for many people that transition to a Paleo lifestyle. Although the Paleo community is bursting with testimonials of those who have successfully shed pounds in exchange for a new physique, there are perhaps just as many for whom the scale refuses to budge. If you are following a Paleo…
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