Book
Cordain L. The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons; 2002. 272 p.
Why we cite it
The foundational popular-science book for the Paleo Diet movement. Presents the evolutionary mismatch hypothesis — that modern humans are genetically adapted to paleolithic diets and that the agricultural revolution introduced foods our physiology hasn’t fully adapted to — and translates it into a practical dietary framework with meal plans and recipes.
About the author
Loren Cordain, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Colorado State University (retired 2013). He holds a B.S. in Health Sciences from Pacific University, an M.Sc. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Nevada-Reno, and a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Utah. His research over 20+ years focused on the evolutionary and anthropological basis for diet and health in modern humans, developed in collaboration with scientists including Boyd Eaton and Staffan Lindeberg. He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and recipient of the Scholarly Excellence Award at Colorado State University.
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