paleo diet

Caveman dressed in animal skins eats burger with modern human man

Should we really aspire to eat like cavemen?

19 Sep 2023

‘Ancestral’ diets like the paleo diet are hugely popular in Australia, but experts from UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum have questions.

Spare your health, budget, and the planet: ditch the paleodiet

19 Aug 2015

A cursory look at the palaeodiet highlights a wilful ignorance of the science behind human evolution, writes Darren Curnoe.

Orthorexia nervosa: when righteous eating becomes an obsession

27 Mar 2015

Passionate about paleo or obsessed with organic? It might be time to reassess how you think about food, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

Quit sugar, go paleo, embrace ‘clean food’: the power of celebrity nutrition

18 Mar 2015

Fad diets led by celebrities with no formal qualifications, often demonstrate a misunderstanding of biochemistry and other basic nutrition science, writes Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds.

The palaeolithic diet and the unprovable links to our past

28 Nov 2014

Can we really run the clock backwards and find the optimal way to eat, asks Darren Curnoe.

Caveman cravings? Rating the paleo diet

14 Aug 2013

The paleo diet is widely different from the food of our ancestors and its range demands scrutiny before it can be recommended for modern life, argues Rosemary Stanton.