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wild vs. domesticated,
160–61
,
161

G

Game meats,
68–69
,
199
,
200

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

Glutamine,
95–96
,
188

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

Hill, Kim,
180–82
,
185
,
189

Hiwi hunter-gatherers,
181

Honeman, Willie,
vii

Horseradish

Horseradish-Garlic Sauce,
269

Hunger, preventing,
21–22
,
49

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

Hyponatremia,
35–37
,
46
,
48
,
266

I
nflammation, preventing or reducing,
70

Insulin levels,
83
,
83

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, Richard,
154
,
155
,
156

Lee-Thorp, Julia,
153

Legumes,
73–75
,
74

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

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