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What is Paleolithic Diet?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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Also known as the caveman diet. A dietary regimen which emulates the diet of wild plants and animals that humans consumed during the Paleolithic, a period of about 2.5 million years duration that ended around 10,000 years ago with the development of agriculture.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Multiple sclerosis 12 11
General health 11 2
Fibromyalgia 7 3
Rheumatoid arthritis 4 4
Bipolar II disorder 3 6
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome 3 1

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 1
Moderate 1
Mild 4
None 29

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Paleolithic Diet

Side effect Patients Percentage
Weight loss 2
Abdominal cramps 1
Decreased appetite 1

Why patients stopped taking Paleolithic Diet

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 7
Did not seem to work 3
Side effects too severe 2
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Duration

Stopped using Paleolithic Diet

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 4
1 - 6 months 4
1 - 2 years 1
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 19
Usually 14
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 4
Somewhat hard to take 18
A little hard to take 9
Not at all hard to take 4
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 8
$100-199 1
$50-99 3
$25-49 1
< $25 5
Not specified 17
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3 patient evaluations for Paleolithic Diet

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Dec 25, 2016 (Started Dec 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Jul 16, 2016 (Started Dec 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Feb 16, 2016 (Started Dec 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Apr 2, 2012 (Started Dec 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Jan 17, 2011 (Started Dec 26, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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  • 3 helpful marks

May 1, 2012 (Started Apr 11, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (weight loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: $50-99 monthly

Apr 23, 2012 (Started Apr 11, 2012)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    Mild (weight loss)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: $50-99 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 1, 2010 (Started Oct 20, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for multiple sclerosis)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks
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