SynthesisNutrients2021
Paleolithic Diet-Effect on the Health Status and Performance of Athletes?
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training Combined with Fasting in the Treatment of Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of a palaeolithic diet on obstructive sleep apnoea occurring in females who are overweight after menopause-a randomised controlled trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Trial
- Effects of the Paleo diet on resting metabolic rate in handball players.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Update on Obesity and Its Relationship to Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Gut microbiome and functional adaptations to paleo and rational diets in professional athletes: a pilot study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Consensus Document of the Spanish Nutrition Society (SEÑ) on Nutritional Strategies in Sports.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Metabolic and hormonal effects of an 8 days water only fasting combined with exercise in middle aged men.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Autoimmune protocol diet: A personalized elimination diet for patients with autoimmune diseases.Metabolism open · 2025Review
- A gluten-free diet does not alter performance outcomes in nonceliac athletes undergoing sprint interval training: a pilot trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Disparity in meat consumption: An obstacle to achieving the golden rule of the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines?Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Human Health: A Key to Modern Nutritional Balance in Association with Polyphenolic Compounds from Food Sources.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Unraveling the Evolutionary Diet Mismatch and Its Contribution to the Deterioration of Body Composition.Metabolites · 2024Review
- Fatty Acids and Starch Identification within Minute Archaeological Fragments: Qualitative Investigation for Assessing Feasibility.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Inverse association between Paleolithic Diet Fraction and mortality and incidence of cardiometabolic disease in the prospective Malmö Diet and Cancer Study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Outcomes of dietary interventions in the prevention and progression of Parkinson's disease: A literature review.AIMS neuroscience · 2024Review
- Effect of a Modern Palaeolithic Diet in Combination with a Sprint Interval Training on Metabolic and Performance-Related Parameters in Male Athletes: A Pilot Trial.Nutrition and metabolic insights · 2024Article
- Influence of dietary patterns in the pathophysiology of Huntington's Disease: A literature review.AIMS neuroscience · 2024Review
- Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete's health and sport performance?Biology of sport · 2023Article
- Impact of Paleo Diet on Body Composition, Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism of Professional Handball Players.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Micronutrients and Athletic Performance: A Comprehensive Scientific Systematic Review of the Literature in Sports Medicine.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The aim of this meta-analysis was to review the impact of a Paleolithic diet (PD) on selected health indicators (body composition, lipid profile, blood pressure, and carbohydrate metabolism) in the short and long term of nutrition intervention in healthy and unhealthy adults. A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of 21 full-text original human studies was conducted. Both the PD and a variety of healthy diets (control diets (CDs)) caused reduction in anthropometric parameters, both in the short and long term. For many indicators, such as weight (body mass (BM)), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC), impact was stronger and especially found in the short term. All diets caused a decrease in total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides (TG), albeit the impact of PD was stronger. Among long-term studies, only PD cased a decline in TC and LDL-C. Impact on blood pressure was observed mainly in the short term. PD caused a decrease in fasting plasma (fP) glucose, fP insulin, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the short run, contrary to CD. In the long term, only PD caused a decrease in fP glucose and fP insulin. Lower positive impact of PD on performance was observed in the group without exercise. Positive effects of the PD on health and the lack of experiments among professional athletes require longer-term interventions to determine the effect of the Paleo diet on athletic performance.
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