Staffan Lindeberg (1950–2016) was an associate professor of family medicine at the Department of Medicine, University of Lund, Sweden. He was a practicing GP at St Lars Primary Health Care Center, Lund, Sweden. Lindeberg researched the paleolithic diet.[1][2]
Staffan Lindeberg | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Died | 2016 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | The Kitava Study (A study of the diet and health of the people living on Kitava Island, Papua New Guinea; study of a people with a traditional, non-westernized diet)
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Works
editDissertation
edit- Apparent absence of cerebrocardiovascular disease in Melanesians. Risk factors and nutritional considerations – the Kitava Study (Lund, Sweden: Lund University, 1994)
Published research articles
edit- Cardiovascular risk factors in a Melanesian population apparently free from stroke and ischaemic heart disease: the Kitava study (Journal of Internal Medicine. 1994 Sep;236(3):331-40.)[3]
Books
edit- Food and Western Disease: Health and nutrition from an evolutionary perspective (Wiley-Blackwell, December 2009) ISBN 978-1-4051-9771-7
See also
edit- Paleolithic diet
- Hunter-gatherer
- Stanley Boyd Eaton, researcher
- Melvin Konner, researcher
- Loren Cordain, researcher
References
edit- ^ Lindeberg, Staffan (2009). "Modern human physiology with respect to evolutionary adaptations that relate to diet in the past". In Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Richards, Michael P (eds.). The Evolution of Hominin Diets: Integrating Approaches to the Study of Palaeolithic Subsistence. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4020-9698-3. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Harding, Anne (13 March 2012). "Study: Too much red meat may shorten lifespan". CNN. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Lindeberg, S; Nilsson-Ehle, P; Terént, A; Vessby, B; Scherstén, B (1994). "Cardiovascular risk factors in a Melanesian population apparently free from stroke and ischaemic heart disease: the Kitava study". J Intern Med. 236 (3): 331–40. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.1994.tb00804.x. PMID 8077891. S2CID 8945068.,