The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: Meat-based, yet non-atherogenic

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue , 2002, Pages S42-S52

  Cordain, L ^a   Eaton, S B ^b   Miller, J Brand ^c   Mann, N ^d   Hill, K ^e  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Dietary macro nutrients; Dyslipidemia; Hunter gatherers; Paleolithic diet

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MEAT; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

ANTIOXIDANT; COLLAGEN FIBER; FAT; FATTY ACID; LIPID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FORAGING; HOMINID; HUMAN; HYPOLIPEMIA; INTESTINE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEAT; MORTALITY; ORGAN SIZE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PLANT; PROTEIN DIET; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALT INTAKE; SMOKING; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE;

EID: 85047697297     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601353     Document Type: Article

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