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Is Paleo Bad For Your Body?

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Adherants of the latest fad diet say it can ward off a host of modern diseases—but think twice about buying that next paleo product.

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I laughed the first time I saw the block letters on a glossy package: PALEO Protein Bar (Glazed Donut flavored). I’ve since run across paleo breakfast cereals, paleo pizza crusts, paleo waffles, and most recently, paleo “bone broth” K-cups for your Keurig Machine.

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