Background
Cordain, Loren was born on October 24, 1950.
Cordain, Loren was born on October 24, 1950.
Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, Pacific University, 1974. Master of Science in Physical Education, University Nevada, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Education, University Utah, 1981.
He is notable as an advocate of the Paleolithic diet 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. He has written that diet is the root of many modern health problems such as cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, acne, and hyperinsulinemic diseases.
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.
In modern forager diets, dietary protein is characteristically elevated (19%–35% of energy) at the expense of carbohydrate (22%–40% of energy). 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).
Loren Cordain obtained a Bachelor of Surgery in Health Sciences from Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon in 1972. In 1978 he got his Master of Science in Exercise Physiology at the University of Nevada-Reno.
In 1981 he was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise Physiology by the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
He is currently a tenured professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University.
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