Many health professionals embrace the low-carb Paleo diet because it promotes quick weight loss and prevents disease by reduction of inflammation.

"We put what we eat more in line with the evolutionary pressures that shaped our current genetics, which positively influences health and well-being," Loren Cordain, a professor at Colorado State University, told ABC News March 9.

Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet, said meizitang the Paleo diet plan dramatically cuts down on the blood-sugar surges that fuel inflammation  which, in turn, cause putting on weight and disease. The Paleo diet also has a proper balance of proteins, high-quality fats and carbs which means you feel consistent energy throughout the day, said Cordain.

The Paleo diet emphasizes high-quality animal proteins, healthy fats, vegetables and fruits, and excludes gluten, sugar, dairy, legumes, starches, alcohol and junk foods.

Proponents the Paleo diet produces rapid weight loss without deprivation, and prevents cancer, diabetes, epileptic seizures, cardiovascular disease, and even Alzheimer's.

The low-carb Paleo diet is the most popular diet around today, and it has gained an enormous celebrity following, including NBA superstars Kobe Bryant zixiutang bee pollen and Ray Allen, and actors Matthew McConaughey, Megan Fox, Jessica Biel, and Kellan Lutz. Even Victorias secret supermodel Adriana Lima is a Paleo fan.

However, the Paleo diet isn't without critics. "Our ancestors ate by doing this and did not have many of the chronic diseases we all do, but that doesn't mean the meals they ate is why," said Dr. Christopher Ochner, a research associate in the Ny Obesity Nutrition Research Center.