A Paleolithic diet confers higher insulin sensitivity, lower C-reactive protein and lower blood pressure than a cereal-based diet in domestic pigs.

Summary, in English

A Paleolithic diet has been suggested to be more in concordance with human evolutionary legacy than a cereal based diet. This might explain the lower incidence among hunter-gatherers of diseases of affluence such as type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to experimentally study the long-term effect of a Paleolithic diet on risk factors for these diseases in domestic pigs. We examined glucose tolerance, post-challenge insulin response, plasma C-reactive protein and blood pressure after 15 months on Paleolithic diet in comparison with a cereal based swine feed.

• Author: Tommy Jönsson; Bo Ahrén; Giovanni Pacini; Frank Sundler; Nils Wierup; Stig Steen; Trygve Sjöberg; Martin Ugander; Johan Frostegård; Leif Göransson; Staffan Lindeberg
• Department/s: Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Medicine, Lund; Department of Experimental Medical Science; Neuroendocrine Cell Biology; Thoracic Surgery; Clinical Physiology (Lund)
• Publishing year: 2006
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Nutrition & Metabolism
• Volume: 3
• Issue: Article nr. 39
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=17081292&dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-3-39
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: BioMed Central (BMC)
• Topic: Endocrinology and Diabetes; Nutrition and Dietetics
• Status: Published
• Research group: Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Neuroendocrine Cell Biology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1743-7075