Loren Cordain ↔ western diet

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Loren Cordain is related to the western diet because he explicitly contrasts it with Paleolithic hunter-gatherer diets in terms of glycemic load, nutrient composition, and fatty acid profiles as described in [1] and [2].

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Evolutionary Eating — What We Can Learn From Our Primitive Past todaysdietitian.com Juliann Schaeffer · Today’s Dietitian 2 facts

claimCordain asserts that late Paleolithic hunter-gatherer diets differed from the modern Western diet by having a lower glycemic load, a net base yielding to the kidney, higher potassium and lower sodium levels, higher fiber levels, more protein, fewer carbohydrates, and higher levels of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.

claimCordain asserts that late Paleolithic hunter-gatherer diets differed from the modern Western diet in fatty acid intake, specifically having higher omega-3s, lower omega-6s, more highly unsaturated fatty acids, lower trans fatty acids, and higher monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.