Bad Science: 2016 Mouse Study of the Paleo Diet Is a Classic Example of Research Being Used to Make Claims it Can’t Make

In 2016, a group of researchers led by Dr. Sof Andrikopoulos in Australia published a single study exploring the effects of a high-fat diet on glucose regulation and weight gain in mice. This study set off a media storm that zeroed in on the Paleo Diet, it claimed various health concerns and weight gain for those on the diet. Using no uncertain terms, headlines were published reading things like “Paleo Diet = weight gain.” Sadly, the author of the study didn’t make any attempt to dissuade these claims despite the fact that the term “paleo” was never once used in…

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