View Photos Caveman Diet or Paleo Diet has finally got some diet followers for its defense after the U.S News rated the stone age diet last in its "Best Diets" report. While determining the rankings, 22 experts like nutritionists, dieticians, cardiologists and diabetologists went through the 20 popular diet profiles that were developed by the news agency's world report.
But many tech-savvy people have defended caveman diet calling it the healthiest diet plan. The diet regimen basically includes food like fruits, vegetables, meat, fish and nuts that are eaten raw (uncooked). The diet doesn't include salt, sugar, dairy products and grains, those which weren't available or accessed during stone age.
The leading voice supporting the Caveman diet, professor Loren Cordain (of health and exercise at Colorado State University) argued two weeks after the rankings were posted. The professor stated that Paleo diet could lower blood pressure and cholesterol and also helps in improving insulin resistance.
The trials related to the Paleo Diet were small compared to that of the professors'. Professor Loren Cordain's blog received much more support from the caveman diet followers and the fans were even ready to vouch for the diet regime.
But What Is Caveman Diet?
A diet plan which based on the presumed ancient diet (stone age diet), the food stuffs consumed by human during the paleolithic era.
The diet consists of meat, fish, vegetables, fruits and nuts excluding all the refined items (like sugar, salt, oil and dairy products).
The diet was first popularized in the mid 1970s by gastroenterologist Walter L. Voegtlin and was then adapted in research and journals.
The concept is based on the premise that modern humans are genetically adapted to the diet followed by their Paleolithic ancestors and since then there hasn't been much changes in the genes, which is why their diet is assumed to suit the modern lifestyle.
In reply to Professor Cordain, the US News general manager for health and science said that unless there is a larger study on the diet plan it would be impossible for experts to consider it in the future.