Nathan Pritikin

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Nathan Pritikin
Nathan Pritikin
Nathan Pritikin
Born 29 August 1915
Chicago, Illinois
Died 21 February 1985
Nationality United States
Fields nutrition

Nathan Pritikin (1915 - 1985) was an American nutritionist and longevity research pionoeer. Diagnosed with heart disease in the 1950's, he engaged in a low-fat diet that was high in unrefined carbohydrates along with a moderate aerobic exercise regime. [1] [2] His dietary and exercise regime became known as the "Pritikin Program for diet and exercise."

When his own disease improved substantially, he established the Pritikin Longevity Center in 1976 and served as its director. Now called the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, it offers controlled diet, counseling in lifestyle change and exercise in a resort/spa-type setting. Pritikin also served as chairman of the Pritikin Research Foundation.

Pritikin died of cancer in 1985.[3]

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[edit] Early life

Pritikin was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago from 1933-35 but did not achieve a degree. He became an inventor the fields of chemistry, physics, and electronics in Chicago and Santa Barbara, California.[4]

[edit] Selected bibliography

  • The Pritikin program for diet and exercise (1979)
  • The Pritikin permanent weight-loss manual (1981)
  • The Pritikin program (1983)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Today in Science History
  2. ^ Nathan Pritikin: The Man Who Healed America's Heart (the Official Biography) by Tom Monte with Ilene Pritikin ISBN: 0878577327
  3. ^ About Nathan Pritikin - Pritikin.com
  4. ^ OAC/UCLA Document Archive - Nathan Pritikin Biography
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