L Cordain

Summary

Affiliation: Colorado State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Plant-animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in worldwide hunter-gatherer diets
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 71:682-92. 2000
  2. ncbi Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 81:341-54. 2005
  3. ncbi Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just Syndrome X
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 136:95-112. 2003
  4. ncbi Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Arch Dermatol 138:1584-90. 2002
  5. ncbi The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: meat-based, yet non-atherogenic
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:S42-52. 2002
  6. ncbi Fatty acid analysis of wild ruminant tissues: evolutionary implications for reducing diet-related chronic disease
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:181-91. 2002
  7. ncbi An evolutionary analysis of the aetiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 80:125-35. 2002
  8. ncbi Modulation of immune function by dietary lectins in rheumatoid arthritis
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
    Br J Nutr 83:207-17. 2000
  9. ncbi Dietary salt restriction improves pulmonary function in exercise-induced asthma
    R W Gotshall
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523 1582, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:1815-9. 2000
  10. ncbi Implications for the role of diet in acne
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
    Semin Cutan Med Surg 24:84-91. 2005

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Plant-animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in worldwide hunter-gatherer diets
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 71:682-92. 2000
    ....
  2. ncbi Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Am J Clin Nutr 81:341-54. 2005
    ..The evolutionary collision of our ancient genome with the nutritional qualities of recently introduced foods may underlie many of the chronic diseases of Western civilization...
  3. ncbi Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just Syndrome X
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 136:95-112. 2003
    ..Consequently, these illnesses and conditions may, in part, have hyperinsulinemia at their root cause and therefore should be classified among the diseases of Syndrome X...
  4. ncbi Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Arch Dermatol 138:1584-90. 2002
    ..Additionally, we analyze how elements in nonwesternized environments may influence the development of acne...
  5. ncbi The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: meat-based, yet non-atherogenic
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:S42-52. 2002
    ..Based upon limited ethnographic data (n=58 HG societies) and a single quantitative dietary study, it has been commonly inferred that gathered plant foods provided the dominant energy source in HG diets...
  6. ncbi Fatty acid analysis of wild ruminant tissues: evolutionary implications for reducing diet-related chronic disease
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Eur J Clin Nutr 56:181-91. 2002
    ..Hence, the lipid composition of these animals' tissues may provide insight into dietary requirements that offer protection from chronic disease in modern humans...
  7. ncbi An evolutionary analysis of the aetiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
    Acta Ophthalmol Scand 80:125-35. 2002
    ....
  8. ncbi Modulation of immune function by dietary lectins in rheumatoid arthritis
    L Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
    Br J Nutr 83:207-17. 2000
    ....
  9. ncbi Dietary salt restriction improves pulmonary function in exercise-induced asthma
    R W Gotshall
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523 1582, USA
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:1815-9. 2000
    ..Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the influence of both elevated and restricted salt diets on pulmonary function in subjects with EIA...
  10. ncbi Implications for the role of diet in acne
    Loren Cordain
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523, USA
    Semin Cutan Med Surg 24:84-91. 2005
    ..This article will provide a review of the currently available literature on the association between diet and acne vulgaris as well as a discussion of the physiologic principles that may underlie this association...
  11. ncbi Dissociation of the glycaemic and insulinaemic responses to whole and skimmed milk
    Garrett Hoyt
    Department of Health and Exercise Science, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
    Br J Nutr 93:175-7. 2005
    ..It is concluded that the dissociation of the GI and II in milk is not related to its fat content...
  12. ncbi Cardiovascular disease resulting from a diet and lifestyle at odds with our Paleolithic genome: how to become a 21st-century hunter-gatherer
    James H O'Keefe
    Mid America Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Consultants, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA
    Mayo Clin Proc 79:101-8. 2004
    ..This review outlines the essence of our hunter-gatherer genetic legacy and suggests practical steps to re-align our modern milieu with our ancient genome in an effort to improve cardiovascular health...
  13. ncbi Comment on acne and glycemic index
    Valori Treloar
    J Am Acad Dermatol 58:175-7. 2008
  14. ncbi Evolutionary health promotion: a consideration of common counterarguments
    S Boyd Eaton
    Departments of Anthropology and Radiology, Emory University, 2887 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327, USA
    Prev Med 34:119-23. 2002
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  15. ncbi Evolutionary health promotion
    S Boyd Eaton
    Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 2887 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327, USA
    Prev Med 34:109-18. 2002
    ..3) Integrate epidemiological, mechanistic, and genetic data with evolutionary principles to create an overarching formulation upon which to base persuasive, consistent, and effective recommendations...