Benefits Of The Paleo Diet

The Paleo Diet is one of the most recent diets to gain attention amongst the American public. This diet follows a strict set of guidelines that form your diet into that of a caveman or woman. Acceptable foods include meats, fish, seeds, nuts, leafy greens, and regional veggies. Grains are excluded from this diet because people of the “Paleo” period were hunter-gatherers, and they did not cultivate crops (grains). It is thought that our bodies never acclimated to eating all of these grains when farming became a consistent source of food. So the Paleo Diet is an effort to return your body to the muscular, fit, quick, and versatile state that was the norm back then.

The Paleo Diet is important to nutrition and health because it follows a path

The Paleo Diet is easier to stay committed to than some other diets because it is possible to even eat Paleo on campus. Although, the one catch some college students may find difficult is the elimination of alcohol from their diets. If a college student can get past the no alcohol intake, the student would see benefits such as increased energy, reduced fat, more muscle, and improved agility. Other than the obvious health benefits there are some attributes to the Paleo Diet that some college students may find intriguing. The diet does not require you to eat a strict 3 meals a day, which is not common among college students already. Many college students tend to eat one or two big meals a day and that is considered to be unhealthy because it slows your metabolism, but on the Paleo Diet it is encouraged that you eat however much you want and when you want. Also for those who are Gluten-Free, Organic, or Lactose intolerant this diet supports the eating habits they already live by. Many college students-athletes across the country could take their game to the next level and not have to leave the campus for meals or other supplements (saving money at the same time). I was skeptical before doing research but I have come to the conclusion that this would be a good diet for me or any other collage student looking to improve their