Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I see so many acronyms for different paleo related concepts. What do they all mean?

asked Mar 1 2010 at 14:05

David Csonka

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I think this question could become part of the website itself. Perhaps under the faqs? – gilliebean♦ Mar 1 2010 at 16:37

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Yep. Great point. I will set up a definitions and terminology page. – Patrik♦ Mar 1 2010 at 17:10

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Cool. I have been afraid to ask what SAD meant for the longest time. lol – David Csonka Mar 1 2010 at 18:17

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@David, it's like the opposite of happy. You know you have it when the corners of your mouth point down. – borofergie May 27 2012 at 6:23

David Csonka · Answer 1 · 2010-03-02 20:23:33Z UTC

Please post your suggestions for terms as an answer. I'll try to compile the suggestions and keep a running list here. Try to vote this answer to the top to keep it visible.

Terms / Acronyms:

PUFA - Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acids
SAD - Standard American Diet
WAPF: Weston A. Price Foundation
IF: Intermittent Fasting
EM2: Evolutionary Metabolic Milieu (from the PaNu blog)
EPA/DHA: eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid, the two important forms of omega-3 fatty acids
ALA: alpha-linolenic acid, the less usable form of omega-3 fatty acids
SFA= Saturated Fat(ty Acids)
MUFA= Mono-Unsaturated Fat(ty Acids)
BBS= Body By Science
HIT= High Intensity Training
HIIT= High Intensity Interval Training
AGE= Advanced Glycation End-products
CLO= Cod Liver Oil
CW = conventional wisdom
CF = CrossFit
PB = Primal Blueprint (www.marksdailyapple.com)
WOD = workout of the day
CVD = Cardio Vascular Disease
CHD = Coronary Heart Disease
MDA = Mark's Daily Apple blog
HDL = High Density Lipoprotein
LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein
Pattern A LDL = Good, fluffy Large LDL particles
Pattern B LDL = Bad, small dense LDL particles sometimes noted at sdLDL for small dense
BG = Blood Glucose
FBG = Fasting Blood Glucose
"skinny-fat" One who has nearly ideal BMI yet has low muscle mass and too much abdominal fat.

David Moss · Answer 2 · 2010-03-01 17:15:12Z UTC

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SFA= Saturated Fat(ty Acids)
MUFA= Mono-Unsaturated Fat(ty Acids)
BBS= Body By Science
HIT= High Intensity Training
HIIT= High Intensity Interval Training
AGE= Advanced Glycation End-products
CLO= Cod Liver Oil

answered Mar 1 2010 at 17:15

David Moss

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Oh and... MCT= Medium Chain Triglycerides LCT= Long Chain Triglycerides – David Moss Mar 2 2010 at 16:40

JJ · Answer 3 · 2010-03-01 16:37:48Z UTC

WAPF: Western A. Price Foundation

IF: Intermittent Fasting

EM2: Evolutionary Metabolic Milieu (from the PaNu blog)

EPA/DHA: eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acid, the two important forms of omega-3 fatty acids

ALA: alpha-linolenic acid, the less usable form of omega-3 fatty acids

archaea · Answer 4 · 2010-03-02 18:16:06Z UTC

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CW = conventional wisdom
CF = CrossFit
PB = Primal Blueprint (www.marksdailyapple.com)
WOD = workout of the day
DM = diabetes mellitus

edited Mar 2 2010 at 18:16

archaea

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T1/T2 - Type 1/Type 2 diabetes – Dave S. Nov 1 2010 at 12:37

PaleoGran · Answer 5 · 2010-10-31 01:43:42Z UTC

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WOE: Way of Eating

WOL: Way of Life

CED: Clean Eating Day

HWC: Heavy Whipping Cream

LC: Low Carb

VLC: Very Low Carb

ZC: Zero Carb (not actually zero, as meat and eggs have carbs, but commonly referred to as such)

answered Oct 31 2010 at 1:43

PaleoGran

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Never heard the first four. They are way too geeky :D – Ikco Oct 31 2010 at 9:11

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WOE, thank you! That one didn't google for me! – sherpamelissa Dec 19 2010 at 14:34

HWC comes from Starbucks, doesn't it? I saw it written on the side of my cup last time I was there. Haha! – jpet Dec 19 2010 at 18:35

Diane at Balanced Bites · Answer 6 · 2010-10-31 05:02:27Z UTC

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PWO- usually means post-workout... most ?s are around this vs pre workout when it comes to exercise...

answered Oct 31 2010 at 5:02

Diane at Balanced Bites

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Tapelord · Answer 7 · 2011-04-05 19:03:34Z UTC

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RWP = Robb Wolf's Podcast ADE = Art DeVany's Ego PHQ = Paleo Hacks question GAM = Go ask Masterjohn DADV = Dumb answer down voted

answered Apr 5 2011 at 19:03

Tapelord

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	I down voted this answer ironically ;D – Carly Apr 5 2011 at 20:25
	I feel bad, I'll up vote it now :D – Carly Apr 5 2011 at 20:26

Fearsclave · Answer 8 · 2010-03-01 14:40:44Z UTC

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SAD=Standard American Diet.

answered Mar 1 2010 at 14:40

Fearsclave
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Also SAD:Shitty American Diet? :P (I didn't know SAD before) – Ivan Nov 1 2010 at 1:21

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This one had me confused for days before I finally googled it. – sherpamelissa Dec 19 2010 at 14:36

Dexter · Answer 9 · 2010-03-01 22:02:59Z UTC

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CVD = Cardio Vascular Disease
CHD = Cardiac Heart Disease
MDA = Mark's Daily Apple blog
HDL = High Density Lipoprotein
LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein
Pattern A LDL = Good, fluffy Large LDL particles
Pattern B LDL = Bad, small dense LDL particles sometimes noted at sdLDL for small dense
BG = Blood Glucose

answered Mar 1 2010 at 22:02

Dexter

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	Tiny correction: CHD = coronary heart disease (not cardiac), as it refers specifically to disease affecting the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. This is therefore a subtype of "heart disease" (probably the most frequent) and is the one related to atherosclerosis of the arteries. – archaea Mar 2 2010 at 18:14
	Noted. Will edit – David Csonka Mar 2 2010 at 20:23
	CAD = Coronary Artery Disease – Dexter Mar 2 2010 at 22:22

Dan · Answer 10 · 2010-11-01 00:37:44Z UTC

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ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar

answered Nov 1 2010 at 0:37

Dan

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Kevin Teague · Answer 11 · 2010-03-04 23:03:42Z UTC

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VFF: Vibram FiveFingers barefoot shoes

answered Mar 4 2010 at 23:03

Kevin Teague

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sherpamelissa · Answer 12 · 2010-12-19 14:40:09Z UTC

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I was super excited to have accidentally found this thread and it says it is in the community wiki, how do I see that? I looked in the FAQ and don't see a link.

answered Dec 19 2010 at 14:40

sherpamelissa

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	Not sure I am responding to your question, Melissa, but as I see things "community wiki" is a mode of question or answer rather than a place to put questions or answers. You make your question/answer a community wiki if you want other people to be able to edit/add to it and if you don't want to get reputation points from it. (There's also a user named community, paleohacks.com/users/-1/community but that's a little different.) This question was still David Csonka's for example -- you can see it there if you go to his profile -- he just didn't get the points from it on his total. – Paul Dec 19 2010 at 18:54
	Thanks Paul! I thought I was missing a wiki somewhere on the site. – sherpamelissa Dec 19 2010 at 19:00

Almost Primal · Answer 13 · 2011-04-05 15:02:17Z UTC

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Anyone know "NAD"?

answered Apr 5 2011 at 15:02

Almost Primal

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	Neolithic Agent of Disease, termed by Kurt Harris I believe (paleonu.com). – JessInSD Apr 5 2011 at 15:08
	i think it was a teamwork effort of stephan g and dr harris. i think. – Jack Kronk Apr 5 2011 at 15:26

Yoannah_offca · Answer 14 · 2011-04-18 13:49:28Z UTC

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I feel a bit stupid, as I feel I should know it, but what do people mean when they write about "n=1"? I kind of got a feeling from the context, but would want to know for sure.thanks :)

answered Apr 18 2011 at 13:49

Yoannah_offca

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	I could be mistaken - and I'm sure someone will correct me if I am - but I believe "n=1" means, well, you. Something that is completely anecdotal, and may not apply to everyone, or even anyone else. – JansSushiBar Apr 18 2011 at 15:20
	Size sample: one person. So "tested" on one person although often used as a synonym for self-experimentation. For instance "My n=1 dairy experiment showed..." – Ikco Apr 18 2011 at 15:45
	thanks! that's what I thought from the context, but couldn't understand the origin. Now it makes more sense :) – Yoannah_offca Apr 19 2011 at 2:25
	The origin is from scientific literature where N=sample size. It is used to calculate (among other things) statistical significance – peter May 27 2012 at 0:17

JansSushiBar · Answer 15 · 2011-04-18 15:20:56Z UTC

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YMMV - Your mileage may vary. :)

answered Apr 18 2011 at 15:20

JansSushiBar

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No more. · Answer 16 · 2011-04-18 16:45:58Z UTC

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JERF: Just eat real food

answered Apr 18 2011 at 16:45

No more.

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Edward J. Edmonds · Answer 17 · 2011-06-24 13:09:43Z UTC

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mTOR = Mammalian target of rapamycin

answered Jun 24 2011 at 13:09

Edward J. Edmonds

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air_hadoken · Answer 18 · 2011-12-14 20:21:45Z UTC

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FODMAPs = Fermentable Oligo-/Di-/Mono-saccharides And Polyols. (things which are generally bad for maintaining healthy gut flora)

answered Dec 14 2011 at 20:21

air_hadoken

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Kelly · Answer 19 · 2012-02-11 18:27:21Z UTC

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GAPS is one I hear a lot as well

answered Feb 11 2012 at 18:27

Kelly

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MiMintzer · Answer 20 · 2012-05-27 04:53:59Z UTC

CHO carbon/hydrogen/oxygen (carbohydrate)
CRON calorie restriction with optimal nutrition
CSA community supported agriculture
GAPS gut and psychology syndrome
GF/CF gluten free/casein free
GI glycemic index
GL glycemic load
PCOS polycystic ovarian syndrome
PHD Perfect Health Diet (Jaminet)
PSMF protein sparing modified fast
SCD specific carbohydrate diet
SIBO small intestine bacterial overgrowth

Gary Wu · Answer 21 · 2010-03-02 16:36:11Z UTC

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skinny-fat: One who has nearly ideal BMI yet has low muscle mass and too much abdominal fat.

answered Mar 2 2010 at 16:36

Gary Wu

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interrobung · Answer 22 · 2012-05-27 06:22:55Z UTC

Can I just humbly request that we not all start over-acronyming just because we have a sweet new dictionary starting? I would hate to see esoteric posts begin to alienate folks who've come here looking for an open community to help them find answers; that would be antithetical to what we're all here for, I think. This is an incredible tool for inclusivity, which should ideally serve to make these ideas more accessible c:

Keith · Answer 23 · 2012-08-04 11:51:45Z UTC

I think this is an awesome tool to be able to check in order to understand the threads here. Perhaps it should be available on the home page with a direct link, or even a glossary of terms, that way those that aren't "in the know" can quickly glance and then better understand what they are reading, whether a response to a question they asked or other thread.

What are all of these Paleo related acronyms and terminologies?

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