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Here is a site which has not been mentioned previously on this list:

http://homodiet.netfirms.com/diet/optimaldiet1.htm

People who like to follow rules and formulae for their eating (a not very
Paleo thing to do!) and justify it in terms of modern medical science will
find it helpful.  As with many diets, there is a good popularization of
some of the underlying science.  No direct mention of human evolution.

Here are some edited extracts from a couple of pages on the site (550
words)

Keith
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 ‘The Optimal Diet … is the correct nutritional supply template of all the
necessary nutritional elements needed by the body in order to sustain a
healthy life. Diseased individuals who adopt t
his type of nutrition
quickly return to health, regardless of their disease, since the diet does
not treat the particular disease, as does a pill or a specific treatment.
The Optimal Diet’s treatment is based on the delivery of the most
important nutritional elements, e.g., the most valuable proteins and fats,
while leaving the body in charge of the distribution of these elements to
the most critical areas. …’
‘The main principle of this dietary model is … the consumption of fat, …
as the energy source for the body. There are, however, strict rules on the
ratio between  protein, fat and carbohydrates, which need to be followed
(with few exceptions) in order to achieve claimed benefits of the Optimal
Diet.’
‘The ideal ratio between the main food components of protein, fat and
carbohydrates should be in the range of 1 : 2.5 - 3,5 : 0.8 ‘
‘To work out the correct daily food intak
e using this ratio, one has to
know how many grams of protein need to be ingested in a day to satisfy
body's requirements. This amount depends on a person’s "due bodyweight".
Due bodyweight, in kilograms, is a person's height in centimetres minus
100 (± 10%). Thus, for a person 160 cm tall, a due body weight is 60 kg ±
6 kg. ‘
‘A correct amount of protein to be consumed in a day is approx. 1g per 1
kilogram of a due bodyweight. Thus, a 60 kg person needs to consume 60 ±
6g of protein daily. Any excess of protein … is converted by the body to
fat, provided energy requirements are met by other components. ‘
‘Having worked out the amount of protein, one can then calculate the
amount of other components in a daily menu. Thus, for our 60 kg person,
the consumption of 60g of protein has to be accompanied by between 150 to
210g of fat, and 30 to 50g of carbohydrate in order to follow the

principles of the Optimal Diet. ‘
‘The book describing the diet was originally published in Poland in 1996
under title of Dieta Optymalna (The Optimal Diet). This book, which
remained a best-seller for 4 years, forms the basis of the present book.’

‘The book is far more than just an outline of the principles of optimal
nutrition. I hope that it will stimulate every reader to rethink what they
have up until now regarded as unchallengeable truths, not just in terms of
the human nutrition but also in terms of human behaviour and existence. In
this book I have attempted to prove that an individual's or a nation's
behaviour and quality of their existence (prosperity) are directly and
almost exclusively dependent on the quality of their nutrition.’

‘Thus, optimal nutrition ought to transform an individual into homo
optimus, a member of the human species with yet unknown and unfulfilled
po
tential.’

‘My advice, will most likely be rejected and ridiculed by your medical
practitioner or nutritionist. But now the knowledge together with the
supporting evidence is in your hand, and ultimately it is you who should
be able to decide about your own life and health.  Jan Kwasniewski’

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