Who Started the Primal Diet? The Man Behind the Movement
                                
                                
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                                In 2009, former elite athlete and health writer Mark Sisson published his groundbreaking book, *The Primal Blueprint*, which codified and popularized the primal diet for a mainstream audience. Sisson's personal health struggles inspired him to look beyond conventional wisdom and build a movement focused on ancestral eating and living.