Paleo Magazine – August-September 2019

14 August/September 2019

By Erin Skinner

Unassisted dieting for weight loss has a well-established connection

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a Paleo diet actually had better psychological characteristics than all

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Paleo dieters had a pattern of good psychological health, with healthy

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title: The Psychological Characteristics of

People Consuming Vegetarian, Vegan, Paleo,

Gluten-Free, and Weight Loss Dietary Patterns

journal: Obesity Science & Practice

(Link: https://paleom.ag/patterns)

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