Dietary Articles

Dietary Articles

Alternative Sweeteners, Part 1 - Sugar Alcohols
Volume 22, Number 15, 7/15/04, page 30
I define sugar alcohols and made a table of those most commonly used in low carb and diabetic foods

Alternative Sweeteners, Part 2 - Artificial Sweeteners
Volume 22, Number 17, 8/17/04, Page 40
Focuses on calorie free synthetic sweeteners, like Part 1 it too includes a Table.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Part 1 - Dietary Causes of Inflammation
Dynamic Chiropractic Volume 27, number 20, 9/23/09 page 18
A discussion of the macronutrient & micronutrient imbalances that promote inflammation.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Part 2 - Dietary Causes of Inflammation
Dynamic Chiropractic Volume 27, number 22, 10/21/09 page 20
Discuss how foods that inflame do so by a secondary mechanism they share. Includes Good Food-Bad Food Lists.

Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Part 3 - Dietary Causes of Inflammation
Dynamic Chiropractic Volume 27, number 25, 11/18/09 page 6
Dr Andersen interviews Dr. David Seaman on how to eat a healthier diet and the latest on the connection between diet and inflammation.

Beyond the Headlines: What is a High-Protein Diet?
Whatever you hear about high protein diets, if "high protein" and "diet" are not defined, the inforamtion has little utility.

Blood Chemistry, Kids, and Profound Change in 2 weeks: A Study Inspires A Commentary
Volume 23, number 15, 7/16/05, page 39-40
What just 2 weeks of good food can do for your kids.

Calories Count in Weight Loss
DC 6-03-09 Vol 27 number 12 page 20
Comparison of 4 diets - high carb, high protein, high fat and low carb -- found that weight is lost if calories are low - and - compliance is difficult with unbalanced calorie sources

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Part I
Volume 12, number 12, 6/3/94, page 16
Diagnostic and dietary considerations are discussed.

Cure-All Juices Part 1 - ACAI and GOJI
Volume 26, number 6, 3/11/08, page 10
They are not unhealthy, but as of this date, the hype exceeds the science for both Acai and Goji.

Cure-All Juices Part 2 - Noni
Volume 26, number 8, 4/08/08, page 14
Impressive claims would be really impressive if neutral researchers can confirm even a fraction of them.

Cure-All Juices - Mangosteen
Volume 26, number 10, 05/06/08
Like Acai, Goji, and Noni, the marketed effects of mangosteen sound great. Human studies are eagerly awaited.

Cure-All Juices - Amalaki
Volume 26, number 23, 11/04/08, page 37
Indian Goosberry, known as Amalaki im the ancient language of Sanskrit, is another fruit whose juices are aggressively marketed to treat a long list of problems. I welcome more research

Cutting Edge Compounds – Engineered Foods
Volume 12, number 10, 5/6/94, page 18
Nutrient partitioning – the diversion of excess calories to muscle growth
rather than fat storage.

Diet Analysis
Volume 22, number 5, 2/26/04 page 32
The four most common techniques to determine what a person
normally eats

Diet and Back Pain
Volume 17, number 5, 2/22/99, page 18
Do diets that clog arteries also cause back pain?

Diet and the Environment
Volume 15, number 7, 3/24/97, page 24
How producing livestock affects our environment.

Dietary Protein Recommendations
Volume 21, number 1, 1/1/03, page 12
RDAs are reviewed including recommendations for surgery, severe trauma
and burns, along with amounts that endurance and strength athletes
should consume.

Does How Fast You Eat Influence How Much You Weigh?
Dynamic Chiropractic volume 24, number 20, September 28, 2006
A very interesting study on the speed of eating and the quantity of food consumed is reviewed. Tables of the results are included.

Eating Healthier, Part I
Volume 10, number 13, 6/19/92, page 18
Healthy alternatives to commonly consumed foods.

Eating Healthier, Part II
Volume 10, number 13, 7/17/92, page 8
General tips on how to increase fiber and reduce saturated fat in the diet.

Eating Healthier, Part III
Volume 10, number 17, 8/14/92, page 31
General tips on how to painlessly increase the amount of fruits and
vegetables consumed.

Exercise-Induced Asthma, Part 1 - Dietary salt
Dynamic Chiropractic 7-01-09 Vol. 27, Number 14, page 33
Dietary salt is an overlooked trigger in persons who suffer from asthma during activity

Exercise-Induced Asthma, Part 2 - Caffeine
Dynamic Chiropractic 7-29-09 Vol. 27, Number 16, page 34
Caffeine is an overlooked treatment for persons who suffer from asthma during activity

Fibromyalgia and Diet
Volume 20, number 5, 2/25/02, page 28
When fibromyalgia patients eliminated all refined carbohydrates, they felt better.

Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People - Part 1
Vol. 29, Number 19, 09/09/11
Introduction to my series of what the longest lived cultures around the world actually eat, and the confusion of what is actually healthy in the western diet.

Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People - Part 2 (Okinawa, Japan)
Vol. 29, Issue 26, 12/16/11
Okinawa - What the longest lived cultures around the world actually eat.

Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People - Part 3 (Sardinia, Italy)
Vol. 30, Issue 2, 1/15/12
Sardinia, Italy - What the longest lived cultures around the world actually eat.

Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People - Part 4 (Ikaria)
Posted 1/15/12
The area with the highest % of 90 year olds sheds it’s dietary and lifestyle secrets.

Foods Consumed by the Healthiest People - Part 5 (Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica)
Posted 6/24/12
It was very unexpected when researchers realized how long Costa Ricans in Nicoya live. The foods they eat also raised some eyebrows.

Genetic Modification of Organisms for Human Consumption Part 1
Posted 10/25/13
Some topics in nutrition remind me of politics because the spin, distortion and exaggeration make it difficult to determine the facts.

Genetic Modification of Organisms for Human Consumption Part 2
Posted 10/25/13
When I was researching GMO, I was struck by how many one-sided information sources insist they are presenting both sides of the debate.

Genetic Modification of Organisms for Human Consumption Part 3
Posted 9/8/14
Overlooked and misunderstood aspects of GMO are discussed and placed in context. Best article of the series.

Honey As A Treatment For Coughing
Volume 26, Number 14, 7/01/08, page 27
Honey is natures cough medicine.

Honey Part 1
Volume 23, number 5, 02/26/05, page 14
An example of how food can act as a biological modifier.

Honey Part 2
Volume 23, Number 7, 3/26/05, page 32
Honey and Herpes: Worth a Look. This is a good article to share with patients who suffer from outbreaks of herpes simplex.

Low-Fat Diets and the Risk of Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Beyond the Negative Headlines
Volume 24, number 14, 7/4/06, pg 10
It turns out that the lowfat diet the press said failed to reduce cancer and heart disease wasn't truely a diet low in fat.

Massive Reduction in Cholesterol and Triglycerides in 30 Days –
A True Story
Volume 21, number 22, 10/20/03, page 14
If she was not my patient, I would not have believed it.

Mercury in Seafood
Volume 25, number 16, 730/07
Mercury sources, an environmental cycle, health effects, and evidence-based health risks are reviewed.

Non-Mercury Toxins in Seafood
Volume 25, number 18, 8/27/07
A discussion of the sources and environmental cycles, health effects, and evidence-based risks of potentially toxic chemicals that may accumulate in seafood.

Nutrition and the Skin – Diet
Volume 20, number 17, 8/16/02, page 48
Foods that help/foods that harm.

Nuts and Antioxidants
Volume 25, Number 20, 9/24/07, page 11
Health benefits of various nuts are impressive

Interview with Luke Bucci, Part I – Nutrition in Rehabilitation
and Sports Medicine
Volume 13, number 13, 6/19/95, page 40
A discussion of the effects of protein and minerals on healing.

Old Grains Make a Comeback
Volume 11, number 3, 1/29/93, page 19
Kamut, amaranth, and quinoa.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Seafood
DC Volume 25, number 14, 7/02/07, pp. 14&18
Approximate amounts of Omega 3 fatty acids in commonly consumed seafood.
Includes charts of the best animal and vegetable sources.

Overfeeding Obesity Prone and Obesity Resistant Individuals
Volume TBD, number TBD, Posted 8/19/12
Interesting study on how people who easily gain weight compare to those who resist weight gain when they over eat.

Potatoes and the Variability of the Glycemic Index
Volume 23, number 19, 8/14/05, pg. 28
Think the Glycemic Index of baked potatoes is too high? Not if you eat them the next day...

Serving Size and Waste Size
Volume 23, number 13, 6/18/05, page 10&36
A small study that is a good example of how people over eat and don't even know it.

Spring Clean Your Diet
Volume 19, number 9, 4/32/01, page 14
Tips to improve the Standard American Diet.

The Glycemic Index
Volume 20, number 25, 11/30/02, page 24
Glycemic index is defined and the many factors that can affect a food’s
glycemic index are reviewed.

Timing Of Protein, Carbohydrate, And Creatine Ingestion To Maximize Muscle Size And Strength
Dynamic Chiropractic volume 25, number 12, June 4 2007 p. 36-37
The dramatic results of a small, but well done study, may cause a paradigm shift if the findings can be reproduced.

The Statistics of a Plant-Based Diet
Dynamic Chiropractic volume 25, number 2, December 31
Based on the book "Six Arguments For a Plant-Based Diet", this article includes numerous eye-opening statistics regarding the environmental effects of food production.

U.S. Food Consumption Data Is Now More Accurate Part 1
Volume 23, number 23, 11-7-05 p.39
The USDA's economic research service has improved the accuracy estimating how much food Americans
annually consume. Part 1 compares data from 1970 to 1995 in 5 year increments

U.S. Food Consumption Data Is Now More Accurate Part 2 - Guarded Optimism
Volume 23, number 25, 12/2/05 pg. 38
Has the USA's staggering rise in the amount of food consumed finally stopped increasing?

Vitamin D Absorption, Part 1
Volume 27, number 26, 12/16/09, page 16
As the evidence for conditions that vitamin D may influence increases, so does the evidence that cholecalciferol is the best absorbed form.

Whole Foods Improve Colon Function, Lipid Profiles, and Reduce Oxidative
Stress in 30 Days
Volume 20, number 19, 9/13/02, page 22
A fascinating study on how rapidly healthy foods can affect our body.

Why is protein important for weight loss
Volume TBD, number TBD, 5/19/13
Discussion of Protein and Weight Loss.

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