Loren Cordain

Loren Cordain
Born (1950-10-24)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 the 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]

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.[8]

He is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University.[8]

Books

Works – example journal papers

Further reading

References

  1. Cordain, Loren (2006). "Implications of Plio-Pleistocene Hominin Diets for Modern Humans (PDF)" (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)" (PDF). In Bedlow, J. US Dermatology Review 2006—Issue II. London: Touch Briefings Publications.
  7. Cordain L, Eades MR, Eades MD (2003). "Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just Syndrome X" (PDF). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 136 (1): 95–112. doi:10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00011-4. PMID 14527633.
  8. 1 2 "Loren Cordain, Ph.D.". Colorado State University.
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