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So nothing is 100 % except for death. Can anyone think of any situation where a paleo diet would not be beneficial?

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They only time I don't think its beneficial is when I go to my parents house and I have to explain to them AGAIN why I eat the way that I do (how dare I go against the way that they raised me). I'm hoping that my persistence will finally rub off and they will join me on the Paleo bandwagon of joy. Too bad visually seeing results in me and my body aren't enough. – THATgirl Jan 11 2011 at 16:20
Oh, THATgirl. I hear you. My mom just asked me this week, how long I plan on doing this crazy diet. I'm almost 40! I told her I think it works for me and is most likely permanent. – sherpamelissa Jan 11 2011 at 16:24
I tell my mom that all the time! I keep telling her this is a lifestyle change for me and my husband and she just rolls her eyes and says "enjoy your cult"...I always respond with either "come join us!" in a spooky voice or "But Ma, kool-aid isn't allowed on paleo." – THATgirl Jan 11 2011 at 16:30
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just be an example in front of them. enjoy life and look good doing it. that made my immediate family- all seven of them- come on board after seeing me do this for six months... showing them that it can work within their lifestyle is key, imo. – luckybastard Jan 11 2011 at 17:02
luck you luckbastard! I've been doing it for 9 months, down 2 pant sizes, down 35lbs (my husband down 55lbs), post photos of my meals on facebook, cook for them...and still...not believers. BUT I have converted several friends! :) – THATgirl Jan 11 2011 at 17:05
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Paleo is sooo broad.

I'm hard pressed to think of a situation where excessie fructose, gluten, vegetable oils would be essential for survival. Even in survival settings there are tons of "paleo preservation" methods. Salting, Fermentation etc.

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Paleo is extremely not beneficial to your wallet. If there is anything that I have absolute certainty about, is this.

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Naaah, cheaper health care and a diet based on $4 a pound local beef? Paleo is very beneficial to your wallet! What does 5 years of nursing home care at the end of the slow spiral into Alzheimer's cost? – Tim Rangitsch Jan 12 2011 at 0:13
Plenty of paleo on the cheap blog posts out there – Stephen-Aegis Jan 12 2011 at 0:20
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When the choice is eat non-paleo or starve, staunch refusal would be unwise.

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Oh ladies yes indeed. I was just talking about this a few hours ago- I have family staying at my place for a couple of months. It physically hurts me, to the point where I probably release cortisol, to see how and what they eat. When I open the cabinets I am consumed with candy, soda, chips and just about every other disease and depression inducing food. I went shopping with them once and I just laughed when I saw them ( and everyone else in the store for that matter) pushing their sleds of inflammation. I wont touch a single think they buy, eat or "prepare". Although I guess you cant classify microwaving Stouffers macaroni and cheese as "preparing". But hey, like one my patients once told me " I drink orange soda so that counts as a serving of fruit". He was serious.

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My cousin was sad to when her doctor told her that mango-flavored vodka didn't count as a serving of fruit! – Heather Jan 11 2011 at 16:41
Hahaha Heather! That is AWESOME> Everyone in my house, except me, eats SAD. They just think I'm nuts. – sherpamelissa Jan 11 2011 at 18:22
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Obviously "sleds of inflammation" is brilliant. – Paul Jan 11 2011 at 18:44
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+1 for "sleds of inflammation". :D – Kaz Jan 11 2011 at 19:07
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Robb Wolf and others have long said that special forces operators may want to keep a small amount of grain in their diet to maintain a certain level of gut irritation. The idea is that in the field, operators have limited or no control over their food intake. They do not want to be incapacitated by diarrhea or other digestive problems that can be severe upon sudden grain/gluten exposure. Better to maintain a low, constant amount of irritation in this case.

Also, you should consider that many of these operators are young and genetically blessed. They'd thrive for years on crap diets anyway.

That said, this is not making an argument for alleged long-term health benefits of grain/gluten consumption. And special forces operators are an extremely small portion of the population.

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Might this not apply to others as well? Frequent travelers? I'm sure we could think of some other cases. We might even be tempted to apply the logic to ourselves ... – Paul Jan 11 2011 at 18:43
I guess aid workers and others who do field work of various sorts are affected (although they are less likely to be genetically blessed than SF guys). – JJ Jan 11 2011 at 20:09
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@WCC, no, only applies to them and only cause you don't want the runs while being SHOT at. – Stephen-Aegis Jan 12 2011 at 0:19
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I seem to recall Peter at Hyperlipid mentioning some sort of very rare gene in some sort of rodent that makes it susceptible to diabetes from dietary fat, not carbs. He said it was entirely possible for it to occur rarely in humans as well.

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Hmm, I couldn't find it, searching at google using the "site:" function. Anyone know? This looks interesting. – Paul Jan 11 2011 at 18:42
It was months ago that I saw it, and maybe I'm totally not recalling it correctly, anyway. Sorry! – Heather Jan 11 2011 at 22:28
Certainly wasn't implying you recalled incorrectly, just curious to find it if we can! – Paul Jan 11 2011 at 23:14
Is this what you are looking for? It's not diabetes, but it is the only article I can think of on his blog that is close. high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2009/08/… – Keith Jan 12 2011 at 4:31
Paul, I know. I just wanted to make sure people knew I was shooting from the hip on that one. Keith, that might be it... – Heather Jan 12 2011 at 14:39
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