Loren Cordain (born October 24, 1950) is an American scientist who specializes in the fields of nutrition and exercise physiology. He is notable as an advocate of the Paleolithic diet.[1]
Loren Cordain | |
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| Born | October 24, 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Pacific University University of Nevada-Reno University of Utah |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health Sciences Exercise Physiology |
| Institutions | Colorado State University |
| Website | The Paleo Diet |
Education
editLoren Cordain obtained a B.S. in Health Sciences from Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon in 1972. In 1978 he got his M.Sc. in Exercise Physiology at the University of Nevada-Reno. In 1981 he was awarded his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.[2][dead link]
Career
editHe is currently professor emeritus in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University as of 2013.[2]
Selected works
editBooks
edit- The Paleo Diet, John Wiley & Sons (2002)[3]: 14, Book 13
- The Paleo Diet Revised: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Revised edition December 7, 2010) ISBN 0470913029
- The Paleo Diet for Athletes: The Ancient Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance (with Joe Friel) Rodale Books (Revised edition October 16, 2012) ISBN 160961917X
- "The Paleo Diet Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes for Paleo Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Snacks, and Beverages" (with Nell Stephenson) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (December 7, 2010) ISBN 0470913045
- "The Paleo Answer: 7 Days to Lose Weight, Feel Great, Stay Young", Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 16, 2012) ISBN 1118404157
Articles
edit- Cordain, L. (1999). "Cereal grains: humanity’s double-edged sword". World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics. 84:19-73.[4]
- O’Keefe J.H., Cordain L. (2004) "Cardiovascular disease as a result of a diet and lifestyle at odds with our Paleolithic genome: how to become a 21st century hunter-gatherer". Mayo Clinic Proceedings 79:101-108.
- Cordain L, Eaton SB, Sebastian A, Mann, N, Lindeberg S, Watkins BA, O’Keefe JH, Brand Miller J. (2005) "Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 81:341-54.[5]
- Cordain L, Eaton SB, Brand Miller J, Lindeberg S, Jensen C, "An evolutionary analysis of the etiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia". Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica Vol. 80 No. 2:125–35.[6]
- Cordain L, Lindeberg S, Hurtado M, Hill K, Eaton SB, Brand-Miller J, "Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization". Archives of Dermatology V138 No. 12:1584-90.[7]
- Cordain L, (2005) "Implications for the role of diet in acne". Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery Vol. 24 No 2:84-91.[8]
See also
edit- Paleolithic diet
- Walter L. Voegtlin
- Hunter-gatherer
- Stanley Boyd Eaton, researcher
- Melvin Konner, researcher
- Staffan Lindeberg, researcher
References
edit- ^ Cordain, Loren (2006). "Implications of Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Diets for Modern Humans (PDF)" (PDF). In Ungar, Peter S. (ed.). Evolution of the Human Diet: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 363–83. ISBN 978-0-19-518346-7.
- ^ a b "Loren Cordain, Ph.D." Colorado State University. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
- ^ Loren Cordain Curriculum Vitae, 2015
- ^ "Cereal grains: humanity's double-edged sword" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century
- ^ An evolutionary analysis of the etiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia
- ^ Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization
- ^ Implications for the role of diet in acne[permanent dead link]