Nathan Pritikin (August 29, 1915 - February 21, 1985) was an American inventor, nutritionist and longevity researcher.
Pritikin was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Chicago from 1933 to 1935, dropping out because of the Depression. He became an inventor and a millionaire developing patents for companies such as Honeywell and Bendix while living in Chicago and Santa Barbara, California.
After being diagnosed with heart disease in 1957, he began searching for a treatment. Based on studies indicating that people in primitive cultures with primarily vegetarian lifestyles had little history of heart disease, he created a low-fat diet that was high in unrefined carbohydrates like vegetables, fruits, beans, and whole grains, along with a moderate aerobic exercise regime. His dietary and exercise regime is called the "Pritikin Diet".
He established the Pritikin Longevity Center in 1976 and served as its director. Now called the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa, it offers controlled diet, counseling in lifestyle change, and exercise in a resort/spa-type setting. Pritikin also served as chairman of the Pritikin Research Foundation.
In the early 1980s, he began to suffer severe pain and complications related to leukemia. He committed suicide on February 21, 1985.
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Works
- The Pritikin Program for Diet and Exercise. Bantam. ISBN 978-0553271928 co-authored with Patrick M. McGrady (1979).
- The Pritikin Permanent Weight Loss Manual. Bantam. ISBN 0553204947 (1981).
- The Pritikin Promise: 28 Days to a Longer, Healthier Life. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671494476 (1983).
- Diet for Runners: The High-Performance Diet that Gives You Supercharged Energy and Endurance ISBN 978-0671556235 (1985).
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See also
- List of food companies
References
- Martin, W (November 1991). "Nathan Pritikin and atheroma". Med. Hypotheses. 36 (3): 181-2. doi:10.1016/0306-9877(91)90125-I. PMID 1787805.
- Hubbard, J D; Inkeles S; Barnard R J (July 1985). "Nathan Pritikin's heart". N. Engl. J. Med. 313 (1): 52. doi:10.1056/NEJM198507043130119. PMID 3889648.
- Nathan Pritikin papers - Online Archive California
External links
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