Even worse, the recommendation in Cordain's book was to trim every speck of fat from the leanest meat you could buy, and then purchase perilla oil imported from Korea to supplement your diet.

That totally destroyed his credibility with me. But in reading his book, I got the feeling that his anti-fat stance was some sort of sop to get acceptance from the nutritional establishment, as being pro-sat-fat might have meant the book would end up in literary oblivion.

Fat Head actually critiques a 1953 paper of Keys' called "Atherosclerosis: A Problem In A New Public Health," not the Seven Countries Study.

J-
If u get this, thanks for posting. I initially followed Cordains first book with catastrophic results six years ago. Why? Low fat ratios. I lost too much weight and gorged on nuts and large quantities of fruit to satisfy my hunger. After spending the next few years researching the holes in his early recommendations, I took a leap down fat avenue and everything changed. Blood sugar stability, no desire to snack, energy for hours with no fluctuations. What kind of fats? Grass fed butter, lard, pork belly, tallow. Did I get fat? No. In fact, most uninformed people assume I'm a vegetarian. I'm actually offended by that. Anyway, I read a book about a year ago(author/title not in front of me) and a chapter touched on this and Cordain was mentioned. He was a friend of the author and he discussed Cordains mistake regarding fat percentages. It should come up in Paleo3, if published. Btw- I did give up butter. In my experience Cordain is correct on the dairy diss. However, I did quite well on butter for a few years and turned around an auto immune condition while consuming around 6 to 8 tbs a day. I think I will be even healthier without it.
Best Wishes,
Chris

great conversation and information above. as someone who ONLY eats wild game. it is the fat we seek. sure the meat is tasty but it is the fat that tastes SO much better. wild pig, deer, elk, fowl:duck, geese, grouse, doves. all taste great with our home grown vegies, eggs and herbs . we also on occasion purchase the fat cut from beef at the butchers to supplement, grass fed butter and of course coconut oil. we have eaten this way all our lives and have never been to an ama doctor. I and my husband are proof that if you EAT REAL FOOD you will stay as healthy as intended.