Food for Thought
Food for Thought is where you’ll find the most recent of the more than 200 referenced articles that I’ve written that explain the science of health and nutrition in terms that anyone can understand.
If you are looking for the list of articles about the use of therapeutic ketogenic diets in physical and mental health disorders, it is towards the bottom of this page.
If you are looking for referenced articles written before 2020, they are available on the Food for Thought – archived articles page.
Looking for an article on a particular topic? The search bar at the bottom of this page will help you find what you are looking for.
2025 Articles
- 11/27 – Stages of Change and Why Most People Regain Weight Loss – **updated**
- 11/25 – Why A Smoothie is “Pre-Chewed” Food – **updated**
- 11/25 – Why Waist Circumference and Waist to Height Ratio are So Important – **updated**
- 11/24 – Sugar Industry Paid to Shift Blame for Heart Disease to Fat – **new**
- 11/23 – Types of Protein to Help Older Adults Retain Muscle – **updated from 2023**
- 11/23 – The Role of Protein in the Diet of Older Adults – **updated from 2018**
- 11/13 – The Worst Carb For Blood Sugar You’ve Probably Never Heard Of – **new**
- 11/10 – Standard Treatment for Diabetes before the Discovery of Insulin – **updated**
- 11/09 – Complex Carbohydrates as Long Chains of Sugar Molecules – **updated**
- 11/07 – Why So Many Post Menopausal Women and Older Men Have Low Iron – **updated**
- 11/03 – Thyroid Function Assumed to be Normal When Only TSH is Tested – **updated**
- 11/02 – Is Animal-based and Plant-Based Protein Equivalent? – **updated**
- 10/10 – Hemorrhoids — more than the butt of jokes – **new**
- 09/01 – Dietary Changes to Avoid that “old people smell”
- 08/17 – Intermittent Fasting and Time Restricted Eating — duration and timing
- 08/08 – Significant Increase in Functional Dyspepsia Since the Pandemic
- 05/07 – Vitamin B12 Levels May Be Set Too Low to Prevent Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
- 03/30 – Achievements as a Journey, not a Destination (A Dietitian’s Journey)
- 03/19 – Dietary Support for Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- 03/16 – A Different Type of F.A.C.E. Time (A Dietitian’s Journey)
- 01/03 – The Best Time to Start is Now (A Dietitian’s Journey)
Therapeutic Ketogenic Diets
- 12/27/2024 – A Keto Diet and a Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet are Very Different
- 06/21/2023 – A 2:1 Ketogenic Diet for Mental Health
- 05/11/2023 – Use of a Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet in Mental Health
- 04/13/2021 – A Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet — treatment and adjunct treatment
2024 Articles
- 10/22 – Extended Benefits: Reasonable and Customary Charges
- 10/10 – Three and a Half Years Later – 100 pounds weight maintenance
- 06/27 – A Keto Diet and a Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet are Very Different
- 04/04 – International Diabetes Federation – evidence for 1-hour glucose assessor
- 02/15 – DEXA Bone Density Scans – accuracy depends on where it is done
- 02/12 – DEXA Body Composition Scans as Assessors of Bone Density
2023 Articles
- 08/13 – Why A Smoothie is “Pre-Chewed” Food
- 08/11 – Types of Protein to Help Older Adults Retain Muscle
- 07/20 – The Death of Peers and Parents Should Change the Way We Live (personal story)
- 06/21 – A 2:1 Ketogenic Diet for Mental Health
- 06/19 – Is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Linked to Fatty Liver Disease?
- 05/11 – Use of a Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet in Mental Health (article)
- 04/30 – Thyroid Medication can Worsen Blood Sugar Control in People with Diabetes
- 02/20 – Hypothyroidism Update – six months of treatment since diagnosis
- 01/23 – Alopecia Universalis – a clinician’s personal story of complete hair loss
2022 Articles
- 12/29 – The Androgen Paradox of Hair Growth and Hair Loss
- 12/28 – Nutritional Supplements With Evidence to Restore Hair Loss
- 11/17 – Hair Loss in Hypothyroidism (Part 2) – Nutrients of Importance
- 10/14 – Hypothyroidism Signs and Symptoms – a downloadable checklist
- 09/04 – Hair Loss – root causes (Part 1)
- 08/26 – More Than Skin Deep – skin symptoms associated with hypothyroidism
- 08/12 – Beyond Diet – the role of hormones in metabolic health
- 08/07 – Symptoms of Hypothyroidism Mistakenly Blamed on Aging
- 07/14 – Thyroid Function Assumed to be Normal When Only TSH is Tested
- 11/23 – Chronic Constipation — do we really just need more fiber and water?
- 10/11 – Could Protein be the Appetite’s Control — the Protein Leverage Hypothesis
2021 Articles
- 10/01 – Do You Identify as a Food Addict?
- 09/01 – Time to Stop Calling Type Two Diabetes a Chronic Progressive Disease
- 08/30 – Type 2 Diabetes Remission — proposed definition from international experts
- 08/23 – High Protein Matcha Drink — role in abdominal fat loss
- 06/23 – Risk of Dehydration in Older Adults During Heatwaves
- 06/21 – Staying Hydrated Without a Caffeine or Carbonated Drink — Limonana
- 06/15 – The Three Ways to Balance Carbohydrate and Fat as Fuel
- 04/25 – LDL Cholesterol is Not the Best Assessor of Cardiovascular Risk
- 04/23 – What is a Low-FODMAP Diet and How Can it Improve Symptoms of IBS?
- 04/16 – Why Drinking a Smoothie isn’t the Same as Eating the Food Contained in it
- 04/13 – A Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet — treatment and adjunct treatment
- 04/12 – A Simple Guide to Different Types of Diet and Macros
- 03/26 – Why Is Type 2 Diabetes Still Called ”a Progressive, Lifelong Disease”?
- 03/22 – Assessing Insulin Resistance — Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA)
A Dietitian’s Journey – a summary
- 01/03/2025 – A Dietitian’s Journey – 2025 edition
- 10/31/2022 – To Hell and Back – recovering from hypothyroidism
- 03/04/2022 – From the Mountains Through the Valleys – 5-year update
A Few Clients’ Journeys
- 03/01/2021 – One Client Journey – down over 200 pounds
- 03/05/2021 – Another Client Journey — freedom from food addiction
- 10/10/2024 – Three and a Half Years Later – 100 pounds weight maintenance
Archived Articles
Articles written before 2020 are available on the Food for Thought – archived articles page.
Disclaimer: The information presented in these articles is in no way intended to recommend the self-management of health problems, as medical advice, or as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
View BetterByDesign Nutrition’s Privacy Policy here and Terms of Use here.
