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links to studies

I'm writing about the Paleo diet for a class and I need to back up my statements with citations, but I'm having trouble finding studies supporting our beliefs. For example, why whe …
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Saturated Fat: Dueling studies. Who’s right?

I sent a friend this link: http://chriskresser.com/for-a-healthy-heart-stick-to-butter He writes back saying: "The only problem is that you keep hearing about mainstream studies …
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Any scientific studies for paleo over veganism or vegetarianism or sad dieters?

There are a bunch of studies in mainstream news showing the health benefits of veganism and vegetarianism over traditional sad diets. Does anyone in the paleohacks community know o …
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“Negative Calories” and daily caloric requirements - confused!

So, the other day i had some pineapple and then decided to do a little research on pineapple's nutritional benefits. I came across an article that said pineapple was a "negative ca …
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Are there any studies demonstrating deleterious affects of whole grains?

I am just wondering if anyone could point me to some studies demonstrating the negative affects of whole (not processed/refined) grain consumption. Preferably I'd like them to be d …
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Hypocrisy in evaluating tribal studies

Given that the Paleo community is so quick to scoff at epidemiological studies, particularly those done by Ancel Keys, why do we lean so heavily on tribal studies focusing on group …
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Genetics Research Paper- Can someone point out some meaningful scientific evidence/studies?

Hello all! So I am looking for studies for my research paper on genetics. Topic: Epidemic of Chronic Disease: Lifestyle vs Genomics Can someone point out what you believe to be …
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Supposedly NO studies backing the benefits of a gluten-free diet?

Glenn Gaesser is a professor at Arizona State University who asserts there are no benefits to going gluten-free, and he also says there are benefits to eating gluten... but having …
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carb/glucose intolerance in formerly obese (now lean) individuals?

Some of us have been following the "safe starch" and LC vs. moderate/high carb debates for some time now. I have no doubt starches and even fruits are not only paleo but fine and h …
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Studies about dog food and dog health?

Have there been decent studies about what commercial dog food products produces the healthiest dogs? Or pet food for other pets? Does anyone know of generic commercial dog food th …
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I’m Looking for Great Statistics on Protein Consumption

I'm looking for great stats on the consumption of proteins. For example, beef consumption by cut of meat or consumption of farm raised versus caught fish. I've come up a bit shor …
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Brush your teeth, improve mental health! Hack this article…

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/21/us-dementia-teeth-idUSBRE87K06D20120821 Here is a fine example of our millions of tax dollars going towards public health studies, and th …
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Preformed meat omega’s vs harder to digest plant omega…

Many of us may know that the omega 3 ALA (aplha-linolenic acid) is not readily converted into EPA. Even less is converted to DHA. Apparently conversion is slightly better in woman, …
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Confusing (to me) iron studies--need help interpreting

I recently had some blood work and was found to have mildly decreased RBCs (just below the lower end of normal). Prior to this set of lab results, I'd always been in the normal ra …
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did anyone grow up as a vegetarian?

Hi Paleo People! just wondering if anyone grew up as a vegetarian and if they are facing any symptoms today becasue of it?? ...or if anyone knows of any reasearch/studies that ex …

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