Paleo diet

Paleo diet not as simple as it sounds

UC Cooperative Extension expert Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr weighs in on the Paleo diet.

February 5, 2014

Around the Internet, on TV talk shows and in some fitness centers, people are touting a new weight-loss trend – the Paleolithic diet. Proponents suggest the modern Stone Age nutrition plan mirrors the diet on which humans evolved over millions of years. Adherents swear off farmed foods like wheat, dairy, sugar and legumes and rely on a hunter-gatherer menu of meat, nuts, fruit and vegetables.