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Loren Cordain, Ph.D.

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Research Interests

• The study of Paleo-diets and their relevance to modern day health and disease
• The role of nutrition and dietary lectins in the etiology auto-immune disease
• Evolutionary and anthropological analyses of human exercise requirements

Education

• 1972, B.S., Health Sciences, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
• 1978, M.S., Exercise Physiology, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV
• 1981, Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Professional Experience

• 1981-82, Lecturer, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University
• 1982-85, Assistant Professor, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University
• 1985-90, Associate Professor, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University
• 1990-present, Professor, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University
• 1989, 1996, 2003 Sabbatical leave, Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University

Honors and Awards

• 1982, College of Professional Studies, Faculty Service Award (Department of Physical Education Outstanding Teacher).
• 1982, Colorado State University Alumni Award for Outstanding Faculty Member in the College of Professional Studies, Spring Commencement, 1982.
• 1983, Colorado State University Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa, Outstanding Researcher Award.
• 1984, College of Professional Studies, Faculty Service Award (Department of Physical Education Outstanding Teacher).
• 1991, Induction into the University of Nevada-Reno, Sports Hall of Fame.
• 1992,Supervisor, of H. Reynolds master's thesis, "Influence of Post-Exercise Glucose Ingestion on Plasma Potassium Levels and ECG Measurements" which was chosen to represent CSU, from a University-wide selection process, at the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Master's thesis award.
• 1993, Supervisor, of M. Bizeau's master's thesis, "Metabolic Responses to Submaximal and Maximal Exercise Following Three Weeks of Dietary Fish Oil Supplementation" which was chosen to represent CSU, from a University-wide selection process, at the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools 1993 Distinguished Master's thesis award.
• (April, 2002 Scholarly Excellence Award. College of Applied Human Sciences).

Courses Taught

• EX 123 Essential Concepts of Fitness
• EX 145 Foundations of Health Science
• EX 286 Practicum - Introduction to Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation
• EX 405 Exercise Physiology Instrumentation
• EX 446 Performance Physiology
• EX 510 Microcomputers in Exercise and Sport Science
• EX 545 Evolutionary Basis for Health and Fitness
• EX 560 Exercise and Nutrition
• EX 600 Introduction to Research Methods
• EX 603 Advanced Physiology of Exercise
• EX 603 Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology - Human Body Composition Assessment
• EX 605 Advanced Exercise Testing
• EX 696 Seminar - Sports Medicine

Recent Publications

• Cordain L, Eaton SB, Sebastian A, Mann, N, Lindeberg S, Watkins BA, O’Keefe JH, Brand Miller J. Origins and Evolution of the Western Diet: Health Implications for the 21st Century. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;81:341-54.
• Lindeberg S, Ahren B, Cordain L, Rastam L. Serum uric acid in traditional Pacific Islanders and in Sweden. J Intern Med 2004; 255:373-378.
• Hoyt G, Hickey MS, Cordain L. Dissociation of the Glycemic and Insulinemic Responses in Both Whole and Skim Milk. British Journal of Nutrition, 2005;93:175-177.
• O'Keefe JH, Cordain L, Harris, WH, Moe RM, Vogel R. Optimal low-density lipoprotein is 50 to 70 mg/dl. Lower is better and physiologically normal. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43: 2142-6.
• O’Keefe J.H., Cordain L. Cardiovascular disease as a result of a diet and lifestyle at odds with our Paleolithic genome: how to become a 21st century hunter-gatherer. Mayo Clin Proc 2004;79:101-108.
• Lindeberg S, Cordain L, Eaton B. Biological and clinical potential of a Palaeolithic diet. J Nutr Environ Med 2003;13:149-160.
• Lindeberg S, Ahren B, Cordain L, Nilsson-Ehle P, Vessby B, Nilsson A. Determinants of serum triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in traditional Trobriand Islanders – the Kitava Study. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2003;63:175-180.
• Cordain L, Eades MR, Eades MD. Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just syndrome X. Comp Biochem Physiol Part A, 2003:136:95-112.
• Cordain L. Response to omega-3 fatty acids and acne. Arch Dermatol 2003;139:942-3.
• Cordain L, Lindeberg S, Hurtado M, Hill K, Eaton SB, Brand-Miller J. (2002). Acne vulgaris: A disease of civilization. Archives of Dermatology,138: 1584-90.
• Cordain, L., Eaton, S.B., Brand Miller, J., Mann, N., & Hill, K. (2002). The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: Meat based, yet non-atherogenic. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 56 (suppl 1):S42-S52.
• Cordain, L., Watkins, B.A., Florant, G.L., Kehler, M., Rogers, L, & Li, Y. (2002). Fatty acid analysis of wild ruminant tissues: Evolutionary implications for reducing diet-related chronic disease. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 56:181-191.
• Cordain, L., Eaton, S.B., Brand Miller, J., Lindeberg, S., & Jensen, C. (2002). An evolutionary analysis of the etiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia. Acta Opthalmolgica, 80:125-135.
• Eaton SB, Strassman BI, Nesse RM, Neel JV, Ewald PW, Williams GC, Weder AB, Eaton SB 3rd, Lindeberg S, Konner MJ, Mysterud I, Cordain L. Evolutionary health promotion. Prev Med 2002;34:109-118.
• Eaton SB, Cordain L. Evolutionary Health Promotion. A consideration of common counter-arguments. Prev Med 2002;34:119-123.
• Cordain L. The nutritional characteristics of a contemporary diet based upon Paleolithic food groups. J Am Neutraceut Assoc 2002; 5:15-24.
• Cordain, L. (2001). Syndrome X: Just the tip of the hyperinsulinemia iceberg. Medikament 6:46-51.
• Cordain, L., Watkins, B.A., & Mann, N.J. (2001). Fatty acid composition and energy density of foods available to African hominids: evolutionary implications for human brain development. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 90:144-161.
• Eaton, S.B., Cordain, L., & Eaton, S.B. (2001). An evolutionary foundation for health promotion. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics 90:5-12.
• Cordain, L., Brand Miller, J., Eaton, S.B., Mann, N., Holt, S.H.A., & Speth, J.D. (2000). Plant to animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in world wide hunter-gatherer diets. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 71:682-92.
• Cordain, L., Toohey, L., Smith, M.J., & Hickey, M.S. (2000). Modulation of immune function by dietary lectins in rheumatoid arthritis. British Journal of Nutrition, 83:207-217.
• Cordain, L., Melby, C.L., Hamamoto, A.E., O'Neill, S., Cornier, M., Barakat, H.A., Israel, R.G., & Hill, J.O. (2000). Influence of moderate chronic wine consumption on insulin sensitivity and other correlates of syndrome X in moderately obese women. Metabolism, 49:1473-78.
• Cordain, L. (1999). Cereal grains: humanity's double-edged sword. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics. 84:19-73.
• Cordain, L. (1999). Scant evidence of periodic starvation among hunter-gatherers. Diabetologia 42:383-84.
• Cordain, L. (1998). Atherogenic potential of peanut oil based MUFA diets. Lipids 33: 229-30.
• Cordain, L., Gotshall, R.W. & Eaton, S.B. (1998). Physical activity, energy expenditure and fitness: an evolutionary perspective. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 19(5): 328-335.
• Eaton S.B., Eaton S.B. Jr., Cordain L., Mann N., & Sinclair A. (1998). Dietary intake of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids during the paleolithic. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 83: 12-23.
• Cordain, L., Gotshall, R.W., & Eaton, S.B. (1997). Evolutionary aspects of exercise. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 81: 49-60, 1997.
• Cordain, L., Bryan, E.D., Melby, C.L., & Smith, M.J. (1997). Influence of moderate daily wine consumption upon body weight regulation and metabolism in healthy free living males. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 16: 134-139.
• Eaton, S.B. & Cordain, L. (1997). Old genes, new fuels: Nutritional changes since agriculture. World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics, 81: 26-37.