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🍖Paleo vs Mediterranean Diet🫒

One eats like a caveman, the other like a coastal grandparent. Both push whole foods — but the science leans one way.

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🍖Paleo
  • Cuts grains, dairy and processed food
  • Naturally lower in sugar
  • Can reduce bloating for some
  • High protein keeps you full
🫒Mediterranean Diet
  • Decades of strong heart-health research
  • Easy, flexible and very enjoyable
  • Includes grains, beans and wine
  • Built around longevity 'blue zones'

Verdict

Want a strict whole-food reset that cuts grains and dairy? Paleo. Want a proven, flexible, lifelong diet? Mediterranean. For most people, the Mediterranean is easier to keep forever.

Frequently asked

Which is better for the heart?+

Mediterranean, with the strongest long-term research.

Which is easier to follow?+

Mediterranean — fewer restrictions and more variety.

Does paleo allow bread?+

No — grains are excluded on paleo.

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