An interesting experiment happened over in England recently at the Paignton Zoo -- a group of volunteers set up camp outside the ape enclosure and promised to eat like monkeys for 12 days. The Evo Diet, created by a nutritionist, consisted of raw fruits and vegetables (plus some cooked fish that was added the second week), provided 2,300 calories, and met adult human daily nutritional requirements. And of course they had water to drink.

The experiment was designed to show that blood pressure and cholesterol could be lowered by eliminating the processed and fatty foods of today's diets -- and it worked! Overall cholesterol levels dropped 23%, the groups blood pressure average fell by several points, and on average they each lost 9.7 pounds. And on top of it all, the people participating reported feeling energetic and happy the whole time.

Not too shabby -- would you do it?


Via Slashfood