Cereals, potatoes, and legumes are avoided on a paleo diet, vegetables are definitely favored, but paleo types vary considerably when it comes the amount and type of fruits and nuts consumed. A common paleo view is that fruit has been bred to be much sweeter than the fruit we adapted to. However, Denise Minger made a fascinating and detail case against that view:<div>
<a href="http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/05/31/wild-and-ancient-fruit/">http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/05/31/wild-and-ancient-fruit/</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Most paleos seem to favor only modest amounts of nuts. </div><div><br>
</div><div>--Max<br><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 9:54 AM, BillK <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com" target="_blank">pharos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Stefano Vaj wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/science/low-calorie-diet-doesnt-prolong-life-study-of-monkeys-finds.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fscience%2Findex.jsonp" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/science/low-calorie-diet-doesnt-prolong-life-study-of-monkeys-finds.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fscience%2Findex.jsonp</a><br>
><br>
> Lifespans are not so malleable. But I suspect that a "paleo" lifestyle (ie,<br>
> removing as much as possible vegetables, such as cereals, potatoes,<br>
> high-glycemic fruits and legumes, etc., from your diet) works much more than<br>
> caloric restriction. Let alone in terms of quality, besides duration, of<br>
> life.<br>
><br>
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</div></div>I thought a paleo diet (at least some versions of it) included quite a<br>
lot of fruit and veg and nuts. It is cereal foods mainly that they<br>
avoid.<br>
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BillK<br>
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