Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Does anyone know why we are getting masses of people who are recommending -

Soy Oatmeal Low-carb Bread Canola Only cook with olive oil

etc....?

Is this just a new influx of people new to the lifestyle? Did new ads go up somewhere? Or is the site getting spammed for some reason?

flag	asked Apr 23 2012 at 7:13 Satchmo

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The "and" search tag is the most useful on here. – Warren D Apr 23 2012 at 8:06

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Totally agree. Where are the paleo police!?! – peter Apr 23 2012 at 10:36

who recommends soy, oatmeal, bread, or canola? – foreveryoung Apr 23 2012 at 11:10

Matt · Answer 1 · 2012-04-23 12:57:40Z UTC

Perhaps they're just advanced "hackers" building off the paleo framework.

Soy? Moderate amounts of traditionally prepared soy are probably not problematic, possibly beneficial.

Oatmeal? Again, another benign grain. Not too exciting nutritionally, but not necessarily detrimental to one's health, possibly beneficial.

Low-carb bread? Meh, it's better than Wonderbread!

Canola? There are both better and worse options out there in terms of fats.

Cooking with olive oil? Not terribly different than other safe fats (i.e. animal fats, macadamia oil, palm and coconut oils) in terms of PUFA content. Cooking with it seems not problematic at medium to low temperatures.

Sajay · Answer 2 · 2012-04-23 07:25:16Z UTC

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It is Paleohacks, but I too have wondered this. I am a newbie myself, but I looked at this site often before registering to ask a question, because some people's responses are really opposed to paleo lifestyle. Eating full fat dairy/butter is one thing, but rice and corn are still grains. It seems like if someone asks a question on a paleo site they should get paleo answers. Then again, maybe that is the purpose sometimes. To hack people's diets-and when I started I got a Cordain book and he suggested to cook with canola or olive oil, but now canola is bad.

answered Apr 23 2012 at 7:25

Sajay
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Corn and rice are somewhat benign grains, which is why you see some folks eating them, particularly if they have no problems with grains. And canola, well, it's not the worst oil, nor is it the best oil out there. Paleo is not black/white, it's a spectrum of grays. – Matt Apr 23 2012 at 10:33

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Canola is rapeseed oil since its made from rapeseed. Or rape oil. Canola sounds friendlier. – primallykosher Apr 23 2012 at 12:08

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Unfortunately, almost all canola is GMO. – Aili Apr 23 2012 at 13:47

I thought there was no absolutely standard definition of "paleo." People's understanding is evolving as research continues. And the Conventional Wisdom can evolve into Conventional Paleo Wisdom. So questioning authority is not necessarily the sign of a troll. I have seen, for example, reasonable minds differing regarding rice. – tdgor Apr 23 2012 at 14:33

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I'd rather people acknowledge when they give an answer that isn't strictly paleo though. It can be confusing when someone comes here having read the basics and are trying it out and they get told 'dude you need to, like, eat potatoes and rice asap' – PrimalDanny Apr 23 2012 at 16:20

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