Loren Cordain

Loren Cordain
Born October 24, 1950
Nationality United States
Fields Health Sciences
Exercise Physiology
Institutions Colorado State University
Alma mater Pacific University
University of Nevada-Reno
University of Utah
Website
The Paleo Diet

Loren Cordain (born October 24, 1950) is an American scientist who specializes in fields of nutrition and exercise physiology. He is notable as an advocate of the Paleolithic diet[1] and a researcher into paleolithic nutrition; he wrote numerous peer-reviewed articles on the subject, as well as several popular books, most notably, The Paleo Diet.[2] He has written that diet is the root of many modern health problems such as cardiovascular disease,[3][4] autoimmune diseases,[5] acne,[6] and hyperinsulinemic diseases.[7]

He argues that practitioners of the Paleolithic diet should derive about 56%–65% of their food energy from animal foods and 36%–45% from plant foods in a diet high in protein (19%–35% energy) and relatively low in carbohydrates (22%–40% energy), with a fat intake (28%–58% energy) similar to or higher than that found in Western diets.[8][9][10]

In modern forager diets, dietary protein is characteristically elevated (19%–35% of energy) at the expense of carbohydrate (22%–40% of energy).[11]

He has also written on lifestyle in the evolutionary context, arguing that the optimal level of physical activity is on the order of 90 calories per kilogram per week (900 cal/day for a 150 pounds (68 kg) human).[12]

Loren 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.[13]

He is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University.[13]

Books

Works – example journal papers

See also

Dr. Cordain's free online research papers

References

  1. ↑ Cordain, Loren (2006). "Implications of Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Diets for Modern Humans (PDF)". In Ungar, Peter S. Evolution of the Human Diet: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable. Oxford, USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 363–83. ISBN 0-19-518346-0.
  2. ↑ Loren Cordain. The Paleo Diet. ISBN 0-471-22567-3.
  3. ↑ O'Keefe JH Jr, Cordain L, Harris WH, Moe RM, Vogel R (June 2004). "Optimal low-density lipoprotein is 50 to 70 mg/dl: lower is better and physiologically normal". Journal of the American College of Cardiology (American College of Cardiology) 43 (11): 2142–46. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.046. PMID 15172426.
  4. ↑ O'Keefe JH Jr, Cordain L, Jones PG, Abuissa H. (July 2006). "Coronary artery disease prognosis and C-reactive protein levels improve in proportion to percent lowering of low-density lipoprotein". The American Journal of Cardiology 98 (1): 135–39. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.062. PMID 16784936.
  5. ↑ Cordain, Loren (1999). "Cereal grains: humanity's double-edged sword" (PDF). World review of nutrition and dietetics. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 84: 19–73. doi:10.1159/000059677. ISBN 3-8055-6827-4. PMID 10489816.
  6. ↑ Cordain, Loren (2006). "Dietary implications for the development of acne: a shifting paradigm (PDF)". In Bedlow, J. US Dermatology Review 2006—Issue II. London: Touch Briefings Publications.
  7. ↑ | author = Cordain L, Eades MR, Eades MD | title = Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just Syndrome X | journal = Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology | volume = 136 | issue = 1 | pages = 95–112 | year = 2003 | pmid = 14527633 | doi = 10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00011-4 | url = http://thepaleodiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hyperinsulinemic-diseases-of-civilization-more-than-just-Syndrome-Xabstract.pdf | format = PDF
  8. ↑ Cordain L, Miller JB, Eaton SB, Mann N, Holt SH, Speth JD (1 March 2000). "Plant-animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in worldwide hunter-gatherer diets". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 71 (3): 682–92. PMID 10702160.
  9. ↑ Cordain L, Eaton SB, Miller JB, Mann N, Hill K (March 2002). "The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: meat based, yet non-atherogenic" (PDF). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 56 (Suppl 1): S42–52. doi:10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601353. PMID 11965522.
  10. ↑ Cordain, Loren (2006). "Saturated fat consumption in ancestral human diets: implications for contemporary intakes". In Meskin, Mark S.; Bidlack, Wayne R.; & Randolph, R. Keith. Phytochemicals: Nutrient-Gene Interactions. CRC Press. pp. 115–26. ISBN 0-8493-4180-9.
  11. ↑ Cordain L, Miller JB, Eaton SB, Mann N (1 December 2000). "Macronutrient estimations in hunter-gatherer diets". The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 72 (6): 1589–92. PMID 11101497.
  12. ↑ Cordain L et al. (1998). "Physical activity, energy expenditure and fitness: an evolutionary perspective". International Journal of Sports Medicine.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Loren Cordain, Ph.D.". Colorado State University.