Eating like a cavewoman works: Why an ancient diet is the key to modern weight loss
EATING like our Stone Age ancestors, with a diet rich in lean meat, berries and vegetables, could be the key to kick-starting weight loss for post-menopausal women, according to a new studyBy PAT HAGAN
PUBLISHED: 16:30, Thu, Apr 3, 2014 | UPDATED: 00:49, Tue, Jan 27, 2015
New research shows a cavewoman diet is potentially one of the most effective ways to slim.
Scientists came up with the findings after tracking female dieters for up to two years and comparing weight loss among those on the cavewoman - or paleolithic - diet with those complying with modern nutritional guidelines.
Results show women who ate like their predecessors lost twice as much body fat in the first six months as those on the modern-day diet.
They also saw their waistlines shrink by a greater amount and levels of harmful blood fats called triglycerides decline more sharply.
Interest in paleolithic eating habits first arose a few years ago when scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, discovered eating like a caveman for just three weeks slashed the risk of heart attacks and strokes in men.
A paleolithic diet usually centres around berries, vegetables and lean meat but bars things like cereals, beans, dairy products and pasta.
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