I just snagged the book at B&N and will read it this weekend.  I can see at
a glance that it is for the mass market but isn't that a good thing as to
the goal of "getting the message out?"  I have no problem with L. Cordain
being rewarded for his vision and labor.



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Subject: Re: [P-F] Cordain book disappointing


Ken wrote:


>What I had heard when it was originally announced, was that it was going
>to be a book that presented the scientific facts about why the eating of
>the Foods of Civilization was causing the Diseases of Civilization.

I have already corresponded with Dr Cordain on this matter. He originally
conceived of this book as laying more of a scientific foundation for the
Paleo Diet. The people at Wiley steered him away from that towards a more
commercial, standard diet book.

>Of course, the more  "diet book" style Paleo books are released, the
>LESS credibility the concept will receive in the world of open-minded
>medical researchers.

Commercial diet books is not where one fights the intellectual battles with
other professionals. That is best left to peer-reviewed journals.

Dr Cordain does indeed have a 2nd book now in the planning stages: "The
main theme will be how critical changes in the human diet altered our
genome, shaped our present society and underlies most chronic disease in
the western world."

I have no idea on when this might be published. He did forward me a galley
copy of an upcoming paper that gently touches upon the above theme.

Dave Fobare