Adherence to a Paleolithic Diet May Improve Glucose Tolerance

February 6, 2008

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Adherence to a Paleolithic Diet May Improve Glucose Tolerance

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Reference: " A Palaeolithic diet improves glucose tolerance more than a

Mediterranean-like diet in individuals with ischaemic heart disease, "

Lindeberg S, Jonsson T, et al, Diabetologia, 2007; 50(9): 1795-807.

(Address: Department of Medicine, Hs 32, University of Lund, SE-221 85,

Lund, Sweden. E-mail: staffan.lindeberg@... ).

Summary: In a study involving 29 patients with ischemic heart disease

and glucose intolerance (or type 2 diabetes), adherence to a Paleolithic

diet ( " Old Stone Age " diet) was found to improve glucose tolerance more

effectively than adherence to a Mediterranean-like diet. Subjects were

randomized to adhere to either a Paleolithic diet - based on lean meat,

fish, fruits, vegetables, root vegetables, eggs, and nuts - or a

" Consensus " (Mediterranean-like) diet - based on whole grains, low-fat

dairy products, vegetables, fruits, fish, oils, and margarines - for a

period of 12 weeks. Results found that over the 12 week period,

independent of changes in waist circumference, AUC glucose levels

dropped by 26% in the Paleolithic group, while only dropping 7% in the

Consensus group. Waist circumference decreased by 5.6 cm in the

Paleolithic group, and by 2.9 cm in the Consensus group. Furthermore, a

tendency towards a larger decrease in AUC Insulin was found in the

Paleolithic group; however this did not remain after multivariate

analysis. No relationships were found between changes in AUC glucose and

changes in weight or waist circumference. The results of this study

suggest that adhering to a " Paleolithic diet " may improve glucose

tolerance and reduce waist circumference, more significantly than

adherence to a Mediterranean-like diet in subjects with ischemic heart

disease.

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ne Holden, MS, RD

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February 6, 2008

Wonder why the authors felt the need to compare " Paleolithic diet " to a

" Mediterranean-LIKE diet " ? And why the margarines in the M-like diet instead of

olive oil, like traditional Mediterranean diets? I realize that the

much-referenced Lyon Heart Study (for Mediterranean diet) used an olive oil and

canola oil " margarine " specially formulated for the study, but I don't think I

can get too excited about the difference noted here without knowing more about

the margarine and how " like " Mediterranean we're talkin'.

Also, while the " Paleolithic diet " described sounds pretty good, wish we could

use names that both creationist scientists and evolutionist scientists would

find palatable. I realize it is just " consensus " , and I'm not looking to bring

an agenda with this comment, however, while the scientific nutrition information

from this article may be valuable, does it really matter if we attach this

healthy diet to a prehuman history age or not? I've noticed a LOT of extra

agendas in " nutrition " and diet books in the past decade.

Thanks for sharing the article for the nutrition information. Thought I'd put

in a word of observation for those of us who believe in creation science (yes,

there is such a thing!)

Respectfully,

Diane Preves, M.S., R.D.

N.E.W. LIFE (Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness for LIFE)

www.newlifeforhealth.com

e-mail: newlife4health@..., 4newlife@...

While the much-referenced Lyon Heart Study (for Mediterranean diet) used an

olive oil and canola oil margarine specially formulated for the study

Adherence to a Paleolithic Diet May Improve Glucose

Tolerance