Q&A With Dr. Loren Cordain

Below is an interview with Dr. Cordain. Rhiannon Kay, a journalism student at Sheridan College conducted the interview. Who and why should people become Paleo? Paleo is not a weight loss diet per se, but rather a lifetime way of eating to improve all aspects of health and wellbeing. Overweight people can lose weight on Paleo, but more importantly they will reduce their lifetime risk of the chronic diseases (hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease cancer, osteoporosis, autoimmune disease) which universally affect the U.S. population as we age. What are the benefits of...

Dr. Pastore’s Q&A With Dr. Co...

Dear Robert, Good to hear from you again, and many thanks for your professional support of my research agenda over the years.  I would be quite happy to answer these questions for your interns. 1. What process do you use to start a research project? It usually starts with an unanswered question I have in my mind, or an inconsistentchy between or among scientific papers I have read.  For instance, my paper (Cordain L, Brand Miller J, Eaton SB, Mann N, Holt SHA, Speth JD.  Plant to animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in world wide...

Q&A With Dr. Loren Cordain

Below Is a recent interview conducted by Olga Tymanowska with Dr. Loren Cordain: Olga: In 1985 Drs. Eaton and Konnel published an article on the Paleolithic diet in the NEJM. They expressed the opinion that diet had little direct influence on the genetic composition of humanity. In your book ‘The Paleo Diet’ you claim the same. What evidence do you have to prove it?  Not long ago it was possible to base a full theory of race formation on the diametrically opposite view. What has changed? Dr. Cordain:  The Eaton and Konner paper is more than 25 years old....

Diabetes: Is it safe for The Paleo Diet?

Below is a question we recently received from a Paleo Diet follower:   Dear Mr. Cordain, I have been trying to follow the Paleo diet as discussed in your wonderful book. I am 74, diabetes (under good control), some heart disease (no attacks or anything like that) and the scary thing is stage 3 CKD.  My question is: Have you had any experience with this diet and a slowing of ckd?  My doctor insists that I cut down on protein and eat more carbs. Thank you for taking time to answer this question. Sy Pryweller   Dr Loren Cordain’s Response: Hi Sy, Good to...

Dr. Cordain’s Response to ABC News...

Hi David, I noticed that you are quoted on ABC news today as saying that, "our Stone Age ancestors gathered more than hunted by most accounts, and had a mostly plant-based diet". Our group has compiled contemporary hunter gatherer plant to animal subsistence ratios in all 229 hunter gatherer societies available in the literature. We published our findings in 2000 in AJCN and actually demonstrated precisely the opposite conclusion of your statement (1). We followed this study up...

Dr. Cordain Interview with Coach Carl

Check out this recent interview conducted by Coach Carl of Every Child Health Network with Dr. Cordain! Carl Logrecco and Every Child Healthy is a  collision of capability and cause. Mix together equal parts of enthusiasm and genius, add ample amounts of resolve, talent and experience, and combine them all with passion, dedication and love, and you have the components of a mighty engine that can make our world a better place. Coach Carl is the Founder of Every Child Health Network. Click to...

Dr. Cordain’s Rebuttal to U.S. New...

Hi Doc,   I’m not sure if you’ve seen this or not, but US News ranked Paleo last of 20 diets claiming a lack of scientific evidence and no-long term weight maintenance guidelines. I’m not sure if you’d be interested in defending it or not, but if you’d be willing to provide specific refutations of their claims, I’d like to write a response piece for the Colorado State University Collegian to run next Wednesday, my deadline is...

Arthritis & Joint Pain ~ Success St...

There is considerable evidence1-3 that eating the Paleo Diet can alleviate rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. The diet eliminates certain food substances called lectins – which are able to cross the gastrointestinal barrier and enter circulation, where they may be able to interact with the synovial tissue that is impacted in people with rheumatoid arthritis. It also reduces inflammation, which is involved in all joint pain. A short article on the topic is available in Volume 5, Issue 1 of The Paleo Diet Update, available at The Paleo Diet Store. The following are some of...