anyone else trying to lose weight

[djansen]

Depending on who the study was done for, some studies show grains are great, others show they are dangerous, it all depends on which you want to believe. I never recommended anyone to avoid them. Go back and re-read.

Mark posts plenty of studies in his posts so I will just link to his threads.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-g...are-unhealthy/

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/definitive-guide-grains/

Ok, my mistake if you never recommended people to avoid them. And I am not arguing that the paleo diet is not healthy but the fact is there is yet to be any credible scientific evidence that shows negative health consequences of legumes, grains, and dairy.
There is also no data comparing paleo vs non paleo foods showing paleo foods superior to non paleo foods in health indexes.

again, not saying its not healthy but paleo claims are based on a lot of pseudoscience.
That said, if you feel better on it and it works for you then I wish you the best!

[Clear]

but the fact is there is yet to be any credible scientific evidence that shows negative health consequences of legumes, grains, and dairy.

Everyone will have a different opinion on credible scientific evidence (we have people that dont believe in evolution for example), and I am also not out to convience anyone that legumes, grains and dairy are not healthy, but there is plenty of research out about the negative effects these 3 have on the human body.

Great link for studies.
http://scholar.google.com/

[djansen]

Everyone will have a different opinion on credible scientific evidence (we have people that dont believe in evolution for example), and I am also not out to convience anyone that legumes, grains and dairy are not healthy, but there is plenty of research out about the negative effects these 3 have on the human body.

Great link for studies.
http://scholar.google.com/

To me credible scientific evidence would be a peer reviewed journal and to date I have yet to find any evidence to support paleo claims. If you know of any please let me know.

In my honest opinion diets where you eliminate certain foods unless you have a specific allergy are not diets that most can follow for long periods of time with success. And I would argue that most of these diets are actually unhealthy.
That said and as I have stated before, the paleo diet is actually a healthy diet that one could follow (like yourself) with great success.