What Is The Paleo Diet - Part 2 - Health Plus Digest

Many people turn to the Paleo Diet because of the claim that it helps you melt the pounds off your body with little to no effort. However, like other nutritional programs, if you eat too much, you’ll gain weight. Believe it or not, you can eat too many fruits and vegetables!

The idea is to also stop when you feel full. If you can do that, you don’t have to count calories or watch every morsel that passes over your lips. If you have a tendency to eat for comfort, you’ll probably still have to watch the calories you eat.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of adults who are overweight or obese is rising. More than 1/3 of the population is obese (35.7%) and no state in the US has a prevalence of less than 20% of their population that is obese. (2)

These numbers are alarming. The condition of obesity increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and some of the leading causes of preventable cancers. The annual medical cost was $147 billion in 2008 and that number is only rising each year.

Until we can take control of the foods we are putting in our mouths, our weight gain will continue to spiral out of control, along with our health.

References:

(1) Mercola: Caveman Cuisine

http://www.mercola.com/article/diet/caveman_cuisine.htm

(2) Centers for Disease Control and prevention: Adult Obesity Facts

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

RESOURCES:

Ultimate Paleo Guide

http://ultimatepaleoguide.com/

NErd Fitness: The Beginers Guide to the Paleo Diet

http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/10/04/the-beginners-guide-to-the-paleo-diet/

The Paleo Diet: What to Eat on the Paleo Diet