Researchers who set out to prove the benefits of the Paleo diet have instead discovered it could cause significant and rapid weight gain.The study by Melbourne University researchers, took two groups of overweight mice with pre-diabetes symptoms. One group was put on the low-carb, high-fat Paleo diet, and the other on their normal dietThe scientists found that mice on the Paleo diet gained 15 per cent of their body weight, in only eight weeks.Ivan Chan, dietician, has his thoughts on the above research.
Researchers who set out to prove the benefits of the Paleo diet have instead discovered it could cause significant and rapid weight gain.The study by Melbourne University researchers, took two groups of overweight mice with pre-diabetes symptoms. One group was put on the low-carb, high-fat Paleo diet, and the other on their normal dietThe scientists found that mice on the Paleo diet gained 15 per cent of their body weight, in only eight weeks.Ivan Chan, dietician, has his thoughts on the above research.
