Stanley Boyd Eaton Explained

S. Boyd Eaton
Birth Date:18 March 1938
Birth Place:Old Town, Maine
Nationality:American
Occupation:Radiologist
Known For:Paleo diet
Notable Works:Paleolithic Nutrition

S. Boyd Eaton is a radiologist and one of the originators of the concept of Paleolithic nutrition. In 1985, he and Melvin Konner published a paper, Paleolithic Nutrition, in The New England Journal of Medicine which attracted some attention from other researchers.[1]

Life

Eaton was born on March 18, 1938, in Old Town, Maine.[2] He attended Duke University, graduating cum laude in 1960. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Medical School in 1964. His residency and fellowship training took place at the Massachusetts General Hospital (1965–69).[3]

Career

S. Boyd Eaton practiced diagnostic radiology for 41 years, specializing in musculoskeletal disorders. His patients often included members of the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Atlanta Falcons. He worked in West Paces Ferry Hospital for most of his career.

In 1988, Eaton, Konner and Marjorie Shostak expanded upon their previously proposed “discordance hypothesis” in The Paleolithic Prescription (Harper & Rowe), the first book in what would become one of the bestselling health categories worldwide.[4] This theory proposes that conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity and type 2 diabetes result in part from the mismatch between the lifestyle common in developed nations and that for which the human genome was originally selected (through natural selection) during the Stone Age.[5] Loren Cordain writes, “There is no doubt in my mind that without Dr. Eaton... Paleo would not have become a household term now recognized by millions”.[6]

Eaton was adjunct associate professor of anthropology at Emory University, and also clinical associate professor of radiology at Emory's School of Medicine.[7] In 1996 he was medical director of the Olympic Village Polyclinic during the Centennial Olympic Games.

He was featured in the 2012 documentary The Perfect Human Diet.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yerebakan. Halit. Decoding the Paleo Diet: A journey to the Paleolithic Age from your kitchen. Daily Sabah. 21 April 2014 . Daily Sabah. 20 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Eaton, Stanley Boyd. Medicine Online. Medicine Online. 20 April 2015.
  3. Web site: S. Boyd Eaton. Chautauqua Institution. Chautauqua Institution. 20 April 2015.
  4. Web site: THE PALEOLITHIC PRESCRIPTION: A PROGRAM OF DIET AND EXERCISE AND A DESIGN FOR LIVING. Kirkus Review. Kirkus Review. 20 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Nutrition and healthy eating. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic. 20 April 2015.
  6. Book: Loren Cordain. AARP The Paleo Answer: 7 Days to Lose Weight, Feel Great, Stay Young. 23 April 2012. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-37444-3. 12–.
  7. Book: Jack Challem. AARP The Inflammation Syndrome: Your Nutrition Plan for Great Health, Weight Loss, and Pain-Free Living. 19 December 2011. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-118-24588-0. 83–.
  8. Book: Camilla Carboni. Melissa Van Dover. Paleo Cleanse: 30 Days of Ancestral Eating to Detox, Drop Pounds, Supercharge Your Health and Transition into a Primal Lifestyle. 17 November 2014. Ulysses Press. 978-1-61243-423-0. 147–.

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