Consumer Reports readers rate Paleo diet #2

Although I take Consumer Reports with a grain of salt it seems readers of Consumer Reports have rated The Paleo Diet 2nd overall.

The diets looked at were:

Commercial Plans - Weight Watchers (74), Medifast (70), Jenny Craig (66), Nutrisystem, (56)

DIY Plans- Myfitnesspal (83), Paleo Diet (80), Mediterranean Diet (77), SparkPeople (76), South Beach Diet (72), Grlycemic Index Diet (71), Low-carb diet (other than Atkins) (71), Atkins Diet (70), Slim Fast (60)

The criteria were Initial Weight Loss, Maintenance, Calorie Awareness, Food Variety, Fruits and Veg, Exercise. Where Paleo really failed compared to Myfitnesspal was calorie awareness. In my mind that is one of the strengths of Paleo, no tracking just eat.

this is really great to see. ancestral diets seem to always come in at the bottom when "examined" by "health experts" so seeing how high scored by actual consumers is terrific.
i agree about no tracking being a huge strength, but i can see how it could get knocked down for that. i think it's better if people understand that there's no need for calorie tracking.

Meh. If it would have rated it last I would have dismissed the results. So it would be hypocritical to get excited by results that are essentially confirmation bias.

I guess it shows that there's an increasing awareness of paleo out there.

The difference here is that it was the consumers who rated it not the magazine.

Yeah. So if anything I guess it shows an increasing awareness of paleo among the wider public.

Of course, my doctor says that I'm the only person at his practice who he's ever heard mention it, so maybe not...

Anyone with a quarter of a brain can look at that and think, hmm, what if I put my paleo diet into myfitnesspal?

We are educating the medical community one doctor/NP/PA at a time. I have a new NP, and he can only look at my history. A year ago I was 300 + lbs, having hypertention, and "high" cholesterol. Now I am 195, with a normal BP, and "normal" cholesterol.
I flat out told him, in the beginning, I did the opposite of what they wanted me to do (eat low fat/high carb, blah blah blah). He may not be a believer, but at least in me, he sees changes for the better.
I think many people are beginning to open their eyes (especially the overweight/obese crowd) that years of SAD dieting isn't the way to go, but instead live a new lifestyle of healthy foods and getting out and moving.

[QUOTE=sbhikes;1050953]Anyone with a quarter of a brain can look at that and think, hmm, what if I put my paleo diet into myfitnesspal?[/QUOTE]

You inspired me to try this. It recommended that I eat 1,720 calories a day, 237g of carbs and 57 grams of fat a day. I failed at all of them.