Paleolithic Diet
The Paleo diet is in simple terms a caveman diet or stone-age diet where you are to avoid any processed foods. You however are able to consume a wide varieties of meat, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.
Pros of Paleolithic diet
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Going back to a Paleolithic human lifestyle would prevent some of the age-related degenerative diseases in western societies (Lindeberg et al., 2003).
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Diets with reduced carbohydrate has a strong and long lasting effect on fat mass, body weight and abdominal obesity (Mellberg et al., 2014).
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Greater amounts of HDL were seen in a study comparing Paleolithic diets to other diet groups (Melberg et al., 2014).
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The diet includes lean meat which is satiating because of its high protein content and fruits and vegetables are also available in this diet which are rich in minerals, vitamins and soluble fiber, and do not increase blood glucose as much as typical food (Lindeberg et al., 2003)
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Considerations
The typical Paleo diet sometimes puts people in certain deficiencies such as deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D. Also due to high amounts of saturated fat and protein that may be consumed, the Paleo diet can lead people to consume above the recommended levels of meat which can increase the risk of kidney and heart disease