drawbacks of the paleo diet
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Paleo diet was followed by our ancestors before thousands of years ago
It is the best healthiest diet which helps you to maintain the body weight and other problems
It is also called as caveman diet, hunter gatherer diet and neanderthin diet.
Most of the foods included in this diet are of unprocessed or less processed type
Problems in paleo dietEven though there are lot of benefits on
following the paleo diet there are also some problems associated with it
Some of them areDiarhheaHypothyroidismLack of motivationDepressionHigh cholestrol
Diarrhea:This is one of the common problem which is
being faced by many of the paleo diet followers
Diarrhea is nothing but the condition of having lose bowel movements
This can cause dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and potassium deficiency
Hypothyroidism:It is a state where the thyroid gland will not
make enough thyroid hormoneHypothyroidism in infants can result in
cretinismOver eating of foods which belong to paleo
diet will result in severe hypothyroidism
Lack of motivation and depression:In some cases the paleo diet will result in
lack of motivation which often leads to depression
The foods which are consumed are high in fats which is the most common reason for the lack of motivation which also leads to depression
High cholesterol:Another common problem of paleo diet is the
high cholesterolThis is because of the low carb foods that are
consumedThe foods which are low in carbohydrates
leads to the high cholesterol
