PALEOLITHIC
DIET
The Paleolithic diet , Paleo diet , or ‘ caveman ’ diet , is a modern fad diet consisting of foods thought to mirror those eaten during the Paleolithic era . It is based around the consumption of lean proteins ( like fish , venison and poultry ), eggs , fruits , vegetables , nuts , and roots . These are foods thought to be attainable to humans in the Paleolithic Era / Stone Age , through hunting and gathering .
The Paleo Diet was popularized by Dr . S . Boyd Eaton , a professor of anthropology at Emory University , who theorized that the genetic makeup of the human body was suited to eat food that would ’ ve been eaten in the early stages of human evolution .