What Does the Science Say About the Paleo Diet?
                                
                                
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                                The Paleolithic diet, mimicking ancestral hunter-gatherer eating, is based on the theory that modern chronic diseases stem from a dietary mismatch with our genetics. A growing body of scientific literature has explored what the science says about the paleo diet's real-world health impacts, with mixed findings and ongoing research.