'Caveman diet' or Stone Age diet

New research shows'Caveman diet' also known as the Stone Age diet , lowers the risk of heart disease. The diet is rich in lean meat, vegetables, berries and nuts. According to research, just three weks was enough to lower the chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke.

Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden who tested the diet on a group of volunteers found they lost weight, lowered blood pressure and slashed levels of a blood-thickening agent known to cause deadly clots. The results will be published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Followers of the diet eat no cereals, bread, milk, butter, cheese or sugar but plenty of lean meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and nuts. Banned foods includ beans, salt, peanuts, dairy products, pasta or rice, sausages, alcohol, sugar and fruit juice.

Average weight loss was five pounds and bmi's dropped by an average of 0.8.

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