Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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What are the most convincing paleo papers/studies done in peer-reviewed journals?

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Nick · Answer 1 · 2010-08-03 20:08:16Z UTC

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I've bookmarked a few paleo-related articles on Delicious.

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Gillius · Answer 2 · 2010-08-03 20:41:15Z UTC

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http://thepaleodiet.com/published_research/

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Ryan · Answer 3 · 2010-08-03 21:17:38Z UTC

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I just posted this article in another thread but here is a small example. Paleo diet practitioners often mention that fruit should only be eaten in small amounts and mostly in summer. This is because fruit was seasonal and therefore for most of our existence we only got it in small amounts. Now there are studies that say cancer thrives on fructose. Once again, following the Paleo diet has you covered.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idAFN0210830520100802

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Links no good... – Stephen-Aegis Aug 4 2010 at 2:11

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Cancer thrives on high octane fuel because cancer cells need more energy and nutrients than normal cells. Just because cancer likes certain types of food does not mean that those foods are bad for your other cells, other than of course that cancer is bad for your other cells. – Eva Aug 4 2010 at 2:53

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There's something else as well. Many cancer cells have damaged DNA and thus cannot use lipids as an energy source the way healthy cells can. They are dependent on sugar exclusively. Now it seems fructose is even worse for these cancer cells (but let's not forget this is a test in a petri dish, not a body). The funny part of the article was this: "Now the team hopes to develop a drug that might stop tumor cells from making use of fructose." Can anybody here think of a better way to stop tumor cells from making use of fructose? Anyone? Bueller? – garymar Aug 4 2010 at 5:25

@Stephen-Aegis, are you in the United States? I just clicked the link and it worked. Maybe Reuters limits access from out of the country... – Ryan Aug 4 2010 at 7:22

Chris · Answer 4 · 2010-08-03 22:45:07Z UTC

The Tokelau Island Migrant Study is up there.

"Over the course of the last month, I've outlined some of the major findings of the Tokelau Island Migrant study. It's one of the most comprehensive studies I've found of a traditional culture transitioning to a modern diet and lifestyle. It traces the health of the inhabitants of the Pacific island Tokelau over time, as well as the health of Tokelauan migrants to New Zealand."

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2009/01/tokelau-island-migrant-study-final-word.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/search/label/Tokelau