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Raise the steaks

We're all for getting back to basics...but living like a caveman. That's another story.

Welcome to the Paleo Diet, a lifestyle based on the lives of our (very) ancient ancestors, where raw meat, fruits, vegetables and nuts reign supreme, and dairy and complex carbs are shunned.

Professor Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, says the diet is far healthier than current Western eating patterns, and that our dependence on grains has led to the obesity crisis (among other things).

Detractors says the diet is just another fad, dismissing the supposed health benefits. Keri Gans, from the American Dietetic Association, says, "Let's think about how the cavemen lived. They didn't have very long lives. It's another gimmick of a diet."

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    Cavemen also didn't live very long lives because of lack of health care, proper shelter, and general clenliness.
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    ugg ,me like meat,me like woman,ugg grr ugg.
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    weve spent longer evolving as cavemen than as sedentary hamburger eaters. It would make sense that we are geared to such a diet. works for me.
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    too right effie.....funny how everyone makes that statement....people today in Africa are dying by the thousands and they eat high carb foods....Maize,wheat etc..I understand its because of health care and malnutrition so I'm not going to say it's the high carb diet killing them like health proffessional blame cavemen's diets for their short lives...
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    I say eat what you want, if you want to die earlier stuff your face, get fat then comes the blocked arteries and diabetes. Its not only a waste of money to buy so much food, but a burden to society with supply and demand. You dont need to eat a friggin truck load a week! Then again who wants to eat a bowl of fresh air!? Eat sensibly, be active - live your life dont eat or starve it!
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