A modified version of the Paleodieta, the famous diet that excludes cereals, legumes and processed products such as cheese, would have been very useful in making a group of obese women lose weight in menopause .

These women would have followed these dietary guidelines for two years under medical supervision, losing weight, reducing cholesterol and insulin resistance, but above all greatly reducing abdominal fat.
How is it possible

And what is the modified version of the Paleo diet to which the researchers subjected the women involved in the study?

PALEODIET MODIFIED TO LOSE WEIGHT IN MENOPAUSE

• First of all, the true Paleodieta is a diet that tends to be reduced in carbohydrates, even if there is no standard for the proportion of macronutrients.
• According to Loren Cordain, one of the most famous theorists of the Paleodieta, fats range from 30% up to even 80%, proteins from 20 to 35%, carbohydrates from 20 to 35%.
• In the case of the study, the group of women was divided into two subgroups.
• The Paleo diet group made a 30% fat, 30% protein and 40% carbohydrate version, the control one a low fat diet. There was no restrictive calorie count, but the women ate for their natural calorie needs.

• The women who followed the Paleodieta for two years have lost much more weight .

  They ate red and white meat, fish and shellfish, eggs, seeds, nuts, olive oil, olives and avocados, vegetables and fruit. A large part of the carbohydrates are derived from fruit and a small part from nuts.
  The reason why the Paleo diet works for experts is that an excess of carbohydrates is linked, according to many studies, to an increase in obesity . An increase in fat that menopausal women experience especially around the abdomen.
  Clearly, even with plenty of fruit, it is difficult to get as high a carbohydrate quota as in a traditional diet.