The Paleo Diet for Athletes (55 page)
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Authors: Loren Cordain,Joe Friel
wild vs. domesticated,
160–61
,
161
G
Barbecued Ostrich Medallions,
234
Buffalo Steaks with Mushroom Sauce,
232
Moose Rump Roast,
231
Rooke’s Roast Venison,
230
Tarragon Rabbit,
233
Garlic
Crunchy Garlic Broccoli,
248
Horseradish-Garlic Sauce,
269
Stir-Fried Garlic Asparagus,
247
Glucose,
53
,
87
,
129
.
See also
Blood sugar levels
Glycemic index (GI),
23–24
,
62
,
63
,
81
,
82
,
83
Glycemic load,
12
,
53
,
62
,
63
,
81
,
82
Glycogen
acidity from metabolizing,
41
depleted during exercise,
37
,
38
,
129
maintaining stores of,
65
,
68
muscle stores of,
6–7
,
20
,
84–85
restoring in Stage III,
52–53
Grains and grain products
antinutrients in,
101
hunter-gatherer diet and,
155
not in hunter-gatherer diet,
xvi
nutritional characteristics,
172–74
protein from legumes and,
73–75
,
74
refined white flour,
97–100
Gravity, effects of,
116–17
H
Harvard School of Public Health,
143
HDL (“good” cholesterol),
76
Health
enhancement for athletes,
viii–ix
fitness vs.,
viii–ix
of hunter-gatherers,
x–xiv
Heat, body weight and effects of,
117
Hill, Archibald V.,
40
Hiwi hunter-gatherers,
181
Honeman, Willie,
vii
Horseradish
Horseradish-Garlic Sauce,
269
Hunter-gatherer diet
biochemical and metabolic pathways and,
156–58
ethnographic studies and,
154–56
fats in,
152–53
,
170–71
fossil record of,
150–54
macronutrient balance of,
80–81
modern athletes’ diet and,
187–88
other primate diets and,
147–49
protein in,
176
reasoning about,
xiv–xvi
typical US diet compared to,
80–81
variations in,
79
,
146–47
Hunter-gatherers
calories burned per hour,
184
disappearance of,
179–180
exercise required for,
184–85
health and fitness of,
x–xiv
hunts by,
180–82
life span of,
ix–xi
modern athletes compared to,
159–160
,
186–190
women’s activity pattern,
183
Hydration
caffeine and,
134
during exercise,
30
,
32–33
,
38
fluids depleted overnight,
22
hyponatremia and,
35–37
,
46
,
48
overdrinking,
30
,
36
overtraining and,
133–34
before a race,
133–34
in Stage I,
22
,
25
,
27
in Stage II,
30
,
31
,
32–33
,
37–38
,
39
,
42
,
46
,
48–49
in Stage IV,
64
I
nflammation, preventing or reducing,
70
International Olympic Committee (IOC),
27
Interval training,
103
Intramuscular triglyceride (IMT) stores,
84
,
85–86
J
Jenkins, David,
81
K
Kritchevsky, David,
205
L
Lactate threshold,
104–5
Lactic acid,
40–41
Landor, Henry Savage,
xiii–xiv
Laudonniere, Rene de,
xiii
Lauric acid,
89
LDL (“bad” cholesterol),
76
Lectins,
205–6
Lee-Thorp, Julia,
153
Lemon juice and lemon peel
All-Natural Catsup,
242
Apricot-Raisin Tongue,
225
Baked Bananas,
264
Barbecued Lemon-Pepper Pork Steaks,
215
Barbecued Ostrich Medallions,
234
Flaxseed Oil Mayonnaise,
241
Granny’s Applesauce,
263
Lemon Dill Shrimp,
238
Lemon-Vinaigrette Carrots,
250
Marinated Mushrooms,
267
Rooke’s Roast Venison,
230
Russian Flaxseed Salad Dressing,
243
Tartar Sauce,
242
Life span
average, inaccuracy of,
ix–x
of hunter-gatherers,
ix–xi
Lime juice
Apricot-Raisin Tongue,
225
Barbecued Ostrich Medallions,
234
Chicken a la Madrid,
219
Tomato Flaxseed Dressing,
244
Linoleic acid,
90–91
Liquid meals,
26–27
Lobster,
152
Long-chain fatty acids,
158
Low-carbohydrate diets,
1–2
M
Macronutrient balance,
80–81
,
87
Macronutrients
balancing,
80–81
,
87
overtraining and,
128–134
periodization of diet and,
111
Maori (New Zealand),
xiv
Marcora, Samuel,
125
Marino, Frank,
117
Max VO
2
,
30
,
83–84
,
103–4
,
187
,
189
Meats.
See also specific kinds
exotic,
200
fatty acid concentrations,
199
feedlot-raised animals,
68
,
72
,
166–67
game,
68–69
,
199
,
200
,
230–34
grass-fed or free-ranging,
198–200
in hominin diet,
149
lean vs. fatty,
167
organ,
169–170
,
198
,
225–29
organic,
199–200
for Paleo athletes,
165–67
,
167
,
169–171
,
175–77
