Weight Loss & The Paleo Diet

 As you can see, going Paleo is likely going to end up being a bit harder than you may have

imagined.

But what about the weight loss associated with it? Are all of these problems balanced out

by an incredibly slim and sexy waistline in just a few weeks?

Well… not quite.

Studies have shown that Paleo does, in fact, lead to weight loss in some people who fully

commit to the diet. But in most cases, that weight loss takes a bit of time to start to show.

One study from the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that obese patients on

the Paleo Diet lost on average around 14 pounds over a six month period. Another 2015

study from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found that a 60-day Paleo

Diet resulted in an average weight loss of around 9 pounds in 76 individuals.

Two other studies have shown weight loss effects, but the experiment designs themselves

were a bit questionable in that neither had a control group (which is an essential part of

a sound scientific method). The first study showed weight loss at around 5lbs over the

course of 3 weeks while the second study showed almost 10lbs over 5 weeks.

In the end, weight loss is possible on the Paleo Diet – over time. But to put it bluntly, it isn’t

much better than any other diet out there.