Have you ever noticed how nutrition is kind of like religion? I mean with religion you get people who have the higher purpose goal of trying to live good lives, help others and find a way to heaven. I realize this is an over-simplistic view but let's go with it with for this purpose. But get two people together of different religious views and not only will they not agree on a number of points, but disagreements, fights and even wars will sometimes ensue. With nutrition we can act in a similar way. Although I am not familiar with any global conflicts between countries because one is vegan and the other is omnivore. [caption id="attachment_3951" align="alignleft" width="300"] What the Paleo Diet includes and excludes And this takes me to the concept of the Paleo Diet aka at the Caveman Diet or the hunter/gatherer approach to eating. With this nutritional plan you would: *avoid processed foods* have no sugar, dairy, grains* no omega-6* no nightshades* no salt* no coffee* no alcohol Now just as with religion you can have differences from one rite to the next so you will also find some people following a Paleo lifestyle who will eat some dairy, rice and only eat berries if having fruit. But overall the general guidelines of the diet are the same. And the premise is that this is how our early ancestors of the Paleolithic Period ate and that since we have gotten away from this the incidence of lifestyle-related disease has increased. Now before we examine the claim that the Paleo diet was how our ancestors ate it is important to note that some research studies have some positive results of this nutrition lifestyle. These results include:* reduced waist circumference* reduced bodyfat* improved glucose sensitivty So the diet does show some...