Can the Paleolithic Diet cure diabetes?

DennisTate · May 23, 2020

A rather surprising statement about this is made around the 1:15:00 mark in this video by Dr. Lustig.

University of California Television (UCTV)

(1:06 - Start of Presentation) Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, explores the damage caused by sugary foods. He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough) appear to be cornerstones of the obesity epidemic through their effects on insulin. Recorded on 05/26/2009. [7/2009] [Show ID: 16717]
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This is certainly encouraging to know that diabetes sufferers do have this option.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2787021/

The Beneficial Effects of a Paleolithic Diet on Type 2 Diabetes and Other Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
David C. Klonoff, M.D., FACP
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Introduction
A 2009 report by Jönsson and colleagues in Cardiovascular Diabetology has highlighted the potential benefits of a Paleolithic diet for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In a randomized crossover study spanning two consecutive 3-month study periods, a Paleolithic diet improved glycemic control and several cardiovascular risk factors compared to a diabetes diet in a cohort of patients with T2DM.1 Because a Paleolithic diet differs from a traditional diabetes diet, it is worthwhile to consider the potential benefits of this diet for patients with diabetes who are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

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What Is a Paleolithic Diet?
The Paleolithic diet is also referred to as the caveman diet, Stone Age diet, and hunter–gatherer diet. This diet consists of foods that are assumed to have been available to humans prior to the establishment of agriculture. The Paleolithic period began approximately 2.5 million years ago, when humans first started to use stone tools. The period ended with the emergence of agriculture approximately 10,000 years ago. The principal components of this diet are wild-animal source and uncultivated-plant source foods, such as lean meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, roots, eggs, and nuts. The diet excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils, all of which were unavailable before humans began cultivating plants and domesticating animals. Observational studies of modern-day Paleolithic types of populations support a conclusion that a Paleolithic diet prevents obesity and metabolic syndrome. The main ingredient lacking in a Paleolithic diet is calcium, which must be supplemented to prevent bone mineral loss.

The appeal of this diet is that, since the advent of agriculture and animal domestication approximately 10,000 years ago, there has been little time for significant evolution of core metabolic and physiological processes in response to the major dietary changes introduced by these new food-producing practices. Proponents of the Paleolithic diet believe that modern humans are genetically adapted to a Paleolithic diet and not to the current so-called civilized diet. They believe that the modern so-called civilized diet may lead to chronic diseases such as T2DM, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, which are associated with societal affluence.2
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joyce martino · Nov 20, 2022

Keto is about the same: Veggies, Protein and Water.

REDUCE big time sugars and carbs...

I quit bring that Dead Bread into my house probably 12 yrs ago.....

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