PALEO DIET BEATS MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOR

CONTROLLING BLOOD SUGAR

By Tracy Bradley

PALEO DIET BEATS MEDITERRANEAN DIET FOR CONTROLLING BLOOD SUGAR

BY TRACY BRADLEY

Science Daily reported on the results of a brief Swedish study that found a paleo-type diet

beats the much-lauded Mediterranean-type diet when it comes to controlling blood sugar. 29

participants, each with glucose intolerance and coronary heart disease (and some with type 2

diabetes), were split into two groups and instructed to follow either a paleo diet, with no grains

or dairy, or a Mediterranean diet with lots of whole grains and low-fat dairy (why always low-fat

dairy? The Mediterranean diet, the real one that actual people in the Mediterranean eat, isn't

founded on skimmed milk and low-fat cheese). After three months, the paleo eaters had

normal blood glucose, and a much lower blood sugar response to dietary carbohydrates. They

also lost more inches around the waist.

I think it's great that somebody, finally, did a formal study involving a paleo diet. I hope there

are more to come. I do, however, take issue with a few things. First, the paleo eaters were

advised to eat lean meat. There's some controversy in the paleo world about how much fat

would have been in our natural diets: Cordain thinks lean meat is the way to go, while others

note that although game meat is in fact leaner than feedlot meat raised on grains, traditional

hunters relied on fat, sought it out, and knew that a lack of fat eventually resulted in "rabbit

starvation".

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Second, the article states that "substances in grains and dairy products have been shown to

interfere with the metabolism of carbohydrates and fat in various studies." Uh, guys? When

you're talking diabetes and heart disease, carbohydrates themselves are the problem. There

are substances in grains and dairy products - namely gluten and casein - that cause a whole

crapload of additional problems (would you like some rheumatoid arthritis with your coronary?)

I'm not sure what they were getting at with this statement. I'm not sure they were sure. In fact,

I'm sure they weren't sure. Surely.

Finally, the paleo eaters had a marked improvement in insulin response to carbohydrates -

meaning, their blood sugar didn't skyrocket anymore when they ate carbs. I am waiting for

someone to interpret this as "Three months on the paleo diet, and I can eat cookies without

shooting up!" or some such nonsense. When you're eating natural foods, like meat, natural fats,

veggies, nuts etc, your blood sugar stays stable. You don't get the hunger spikes and energy

crashes. If you're diabetic, or want to avoid becoming so, paleo eating can be great for you

provided you keep it lower carb...so you go easy on the high-sugar fruits, for example. Berries

are better than bananas. Keeping the diet low carb will keep blood sugar stable, and diabetes

controlled or at bay (and you get the added bonus of shedding body fat and staying slim).

Overall, I'm thrilled that the caveman WOE (way of eating) finally made news. PaleoSlim shakes

and NeanderBars should be just around the corner. *shudder*

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