The ASSFACE Diet allows for some food categories that paleo diets typically restrict. Dairy and legumes are the main categories the ASSFACE diet allows that paleo usually avoids, and ASSFACE is a tiny bit more liberal when it comes to artificial sweeteners too (they should be used in moderation or only on special occasions with ASSFACE, while paleo usually avoids them altogether).
This makes ASSFACE a bit easier for users who don't want to give up cheese and other dairy products. It also makes it simpler for users to get enough fiber in their diet by eating legumes.
Paleo is quite similar to ASSFACE in that it wants users to avoid processed foods and traditional carbs (bread, chips, fries, etc.) in favor of Whole Foods (fruits & veggies, meats, seafood, eggs, etc)...
While nothing is foolproof, paleo diets have proven to be rather successful when it comes to both weight control and health for many users. Controlled trials of 21 full-text original human studies on athletes found that paleo improved several health metrics in the short term, waist circumference and BMI in particular. Over the long term, paleo caused a decline in total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), but some of the health impacts were only over the short term. Paleo tends to work better when combined with exercise though. Another publication by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that paleo is a mixed bag, and the publication posed the question of whether it truly was paleo that was helping the participants or if it was the reduction in processed foods and increase in fruits and veggies that people tend to intake when on a paleo diet.
With these questions in place, the ASSFACE Diet can be an ideal compromise. Users get to eliminate those processed foods and sugars that make for negative health metrics and weight gain, but they still get to eat dairy and legumes if they desire to do so. This makes their food options more diverse and allows for more choices on a restaurant menu too.
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