I've written previously about the diet used in the latest paleo diet study. In this post I want to address the results. Here's the study: A Palaeolithic-type diet causes strong tissue-specific effects on ectopic fat deposition in obese postmenopausal women. In this post I am going to address the weight loss (and change in intake) only.
On the "con"side we have the following:
On the "con"side we have the following:
- Small, n=10
- No control group
- Short - 5 weeks
On the "pro" side, there appear to be (see small type below) significant controls in place to ensure compliance, accurate reporting of intake, etc.
Summary: This group spontaneously decreased caloric intake by an average of 25% with a mean weight loss of 4.5 kg in 5 weeks. That works out to 2 lbs per week weight loss ... a decent clip. Two things I would like to highlight:
Summary: This group spontaneously decreased caloric intake by an average of 25% with a mean weight loss of 4.5 kg in 5 weeks. That works out to 2 lbs per week weight loss ... a decent clip. Two things I would like to highlight:
