22 MARCH 2000

Scrap breads, cereals and dairy foods. Eat plenty of meat and offal, leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts. That’s the message being promoted by adherents to the Paleolithic diet.

The Paleolithic diet was the diet eaten by our hunter gatherer ancestors during stone age times. During these times lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, obesity, cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis were virtually unheard of.

Advocates of the Paleolithic diet believe the diet represents the natural diet of humans and that it has many health benefits for people today including weight reduction, control of diabetes, and preventing diseases such as heart disease, cancers and osteoporosis. Others believe that the diet is unbalanced, unrealistic and no longer relevant.

Australia’s leading nutritionist Rosemary Stanton will be discussing the Paleolithic diet and the relevance it has in today’s society in Brisbane on the 30^th of March 2000. The cost is $15 or $10 for members of Nutrition Australia, students and pensioners. Bookings are essential, contact Nutrition Australia on 3876 2677.

-ENDS-

For further information and story opportunities please contact
Rosemary Stanton
or Kristie Bell
Dietitian/ Nutritionist
Nutrition Australia