Single-Arm 8-Week Ad Libitum Self-Prepared Paleo Diet Reduces Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in Overweight Adults.

ABSTRACT: The paleo diet is popular among the general population due to promoted weight loss and disease prevention benefits. We examined the effectiveness of a self-administered paleo diet in improving cardiometabolic disease risk factors. Overweight, physically inactive but otherwise healthy adults (males = 4, females = 3, age 32.7 ± 4.9 years, body mass index [BMI] 29.4 ± 2.4 kg/m²) habitually eating a traditional Western diet (1853.4 ± 441.2 kcal; 34.0% carbohydrate; 41.4% fat; 19.2% protein) completed an ad libitum self-administered paleo diet for 8 weeks. Height, weight, blood pressure, and a fasting blood sample were collected pre- and post-paleo dietary intervention. Blood samples were analyzed for fasting cardiometabolic disease biomarkers-including brain-derived neurotropic fact

SUBMITTER: Markofski MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature