How long for paleo/primal to go really mainstream? page 3

[Lowcarb4me]

I know I about fell off my chair last week in the doctor's office when we were discussing my unexplained weight gain in spite of increased exercise and low carbing, and she said "You should try the Caveman Diet". This from a mainstream CW medical, VEGAN MD!

[paleo-bunny]

I believe that it'll gain a bigger profile and following due to its scientific underpinning, but that it'll be very actively suppressed by the powers that be due to its conflicts with big pharma maximising its profits for treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases and whatnot.

[ReclaimtheApex]

Yup, never gonna go mainstream. In order to enjoy paleo/primal, you have to really understand it. This requires research and some brains. Most people are stupid, lazy, or both. NEVER gonna go mainstream.

[EyeOfRound]

I brought it up with a team of dietitians at work yesterday; I've worked with a few of them and they all seemed like reasonable people, otherwise I wouldn't have even mentioned paleo/primal. Anyway, the response was "I think any diet will work as long as you can stick to it, but we cannot promote paleo because there is no scientific evidence behind it."

Le sigh.

[paleo-bunny]

Sometimes well-formulated theory with a scientific underpinning holds way more value than accepted scientific evidence.

[Legbiter]

At best we'll get slotted in alongside the vegans.

[Annieh]

Yup, never gonna go mainstream. In order to enjoy paleo/primal, you have to really understand it. This requires research and some brains. Most people are stupid, lazy, or both. NEVER gonna go mainstream.

You have it in a (cynical) nutshell. I hope you are wrong.

[Rusty]

This is another factor in why the mainstream in the US will never accept paleo/primal. You kinda have to buy into the concept that homo evolved in the environment over 2.4 million years. In the US only 4 of 10 people believe in evolution. At the extreme you have a substantial group of folks echoing this mans ignorance.

I believe in Creation, and have no issue being Paleo. The food aspect of the research is sound, in my opinion. Whether or not man "evolved" or, as I believe, was created this way, I know that I have lost tons of weight and feel better!

[CelloIsLove]

Yup, never gonna go mainstream. In order to enjoy paleo/primal, you have to really understand it. This requires research and some brains. Most people are stupid, lazy, or both. NEVER gonna go mainstream.

Sorry, but that sounds kind of elitist. I think it will go mainstream, but it won't be easy once it is. It will be skewed by critics and followers alike, just like every diet.

[Urban Forager]

I doubt it will ever go mainstream because there are no fast, convenient products to buy. You have to buy (or grow or forage) whole foods and cook them. The majority of people can't be bothered to cook anything.