Compare Paleo diet to the Australian dietary guidelines (ADG) and AMDR

• Paleo diet mainly focus on high protein and lower carbohydrates and diary intake whereas ADG recommend a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five groups meet your energy needs every day. Paleo diet encourage overconsumption of protein from meat. According to Whitney, Rolfes, Crowe, Smith and Waish (2014) this could lead to deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals such as magnesium (functioning of the nervous system) and calcium (bone development). 

• There has been a significant different in terms of macronutrient contribution to energy, paleo focuses primarily on fat (28-47%) and protein (19-35%) while AMDR focuses primarily on carbohydrates (45-65%). 

• Overconsuming protein does not lead to health benefits. However, it might lead to kidney problem, because of the excess nitrogen found in proteins. Moreover, lower consumption of carbohydrates might lead to breaking down muscle and depletion of fat storage for energy expenditure.

• Additionally, carbohydrates consumption is related to vital function such as brain function and blood circulation.  Lower consumption of carbohydrates may lead to braking down muscle and deplete fat stores for vital functions. In a long run, lower carbohydrates consumption could result in negative health outcome.