The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “This book explains why people are obese and talks about how to keep your body in balance by eating meat (protein) and fruits and vegetables (carbs) - no dairy, gluten, soy, grains, etc. Very interesting. Really made me rethink what I eat. By keeping your insulin level in check you can have a...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This book explains why people are obese and talks about how to keep your body in balance by eating meat (protein) and fruits and vegetables (carbs) - no dairy, gluten, soy, grains, etc. Very interesting. Really made me rethink what I eat. By keeping your insulin level in check you can have a healthier you. ”

  Punkinlady wrote this review Monday, August 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “This diet works and it's easy to stay on. The book dovetails nicely with Omivore's Dilemma and Against the Grain. ”

  John S wrote this review Thursday, June 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “The things Loren says makes sense. This diet is the only one that is fairly easy to follow and makes the most sense.”

  Chris H wrote this review Saturday, May 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “I'd like to take a moment and congratulate Mr. Cordain on a great diet plan, but also stress the differences between his diet and my "Evolution Diet". While the books are similar in concept- eating like we were designed to eat- there are some major differences that readers should note before forming any opinion of either.
  
  First off, the Paleo Diet recommends all natural, healthy foods- foods that one could find while walking around in nature: vegetables, fruits, animal meats (Cordain promotes lean meats) and the like. This certainly mirrors a Stone-Age person's diet, at least one who has the benefit of modern farming and shipping.
  
  "The Evolution Diet," on the other hand, includes some slightly-processed foods with all-natural ingredients, such as cheese, skim milk, whole-grain breads/crackers as well as the foods listed above. We believe that these foods are close enough structurally to natural foods, that we promote them as healthy additions to your diet. Cordain rightly sees these foods as artificial to an extent and wants you to avoid them (those with allergies to these foods may already be doing so).
  
  Another discrepancy is that "The Evolution Diet" describes 'when' to eat certain foods, not just 'what' to eat. This is integral to perfect health and is lacking, unfortunately, in "The Paleo Diet".
  
  Aside from that, "The Paleo Diet" is a great eating plan and one can achieve a very healthy lifestyle if one follows this plan.
  
  To our health!
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  J wrote this review Saturday, April 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No