The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of a Paleo diet on blood lipids, including high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, total cholesterol, and the ratio between total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein in a healthy population. The researcher’s hypothesis was that a Paleo dietary intervention made without specific recommendations regarding macronutrient intake would be associated with an increase in low density lipoprotein, non-high density lipoprotein, and total cholesterol, but no change in high density lipoprotein. Furthermore, the researcher hypothesized that this diet would be associated with a decrease in body weight and body fat percentage.
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The statistically significant effects predominantly came from damaging changes in the healthiest subjects; subjects within ideal pre-test blood lipid levels saw extremely negative changes in their HDL, non-HDL, LDL, TC, and TC/HDL. The Law of Initial Values might explain why these adverse effects were more noticeable in subjects with the healthiest blood lipid profiles. Foods on the Paleo diet could essentially improve the current diet of significantly unhealthy people. However, the results of the study show the difficulty in maintaining an ideal blood lipid profile while following the Paleo guidelines. The Paleo diet and Crossfit exercise program resulted in significant decreases in body weight and body fat percentage, while drastically increasing maximal oxygen consumption. However, while the subjects improved cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition, all blood lipid measurements were either unmoved or negatively effected. I agree with the researcher’s conclusions because the experiments and measurements match what he is saying. I think that a Crossfit-based exercise program could help most people lose weight and gain muscle. However, I would recommend following a different diet based on the negative results the diet had on many other
The experimental design …show more content…
The statistically significant effects predominantly came from damaging changes in the healthiest subjects; subjects within ideal pre-test blood lipid levels saw extremely negative changes in their HDL, non-HDL, LDL, TC, and TC/HDL. The Law of Initial Values might explain why these adverse effects were more noticeable in subjects with the healthiest blood lipid profiles. Foods on the Paleo diet could essentially improve the current diet of significantly unhealthy people. However, the results of the study show the difficulty in maintaining an ideal blood lipid profile while following the Paleo guidelines. The Paleo diet and Crossfit exercise program resulted in significant decreases in body weight and body fat percentage, while drastically increasing maximal oxygen consumption. However, while the subjects improved cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition, all blood lipid measurements were either unmoved or negatively effected. I agree with the researcher’s conclusions because the experiments and measurements match what he is saying. I think that a Crossfit-based exercise program could help most people lose weight and gain muscle. However, I would recommend following a different diet based on the negative results the diet had on many other