Food for Thought (articles)

This is where you’ll find my easy to understand articles that explain the science of health, nutrition and diet in terms that people without a science background can understand. As of the end of December 2020, there were ~190 articles in total, with a few key articles organized by topic below.

If you are looking for a sequential list of all articles, please scroll down to the bottom of the page and look for Article Archives.

If you are looking for an article about something in particular, the search bar is at the very bottom of the page.

Latest Articles

• 09/01  Time to Stop Calling Type 2 Diabetes a “chronic, progressive disease”– new!
• 08/30  Type 2 Diabetes Remission – proposed definition from international experts – new!
• 08/23 – High Protein Matcha Drink – role in abdominal fat loss – new!
• 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)

Gastrointestinal Health

04/23 – What is a Low-FODMAP Diet and How Can it Improve Symptoms of IBS?
03/14 – What is a Hiatal Hernia and How Can Dietary Changes Help?
01/14 – Negative Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate on the Gut Microbiome in IBD
09/08 – Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
09/04 – Diagnosing Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
09/01 – What is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)?
07/14 – Trouble-shooting Ongoing Constipation on a Low Carb Diet
07/12 – What is IBS and Why Do Symptoms Improve on a Low Carb Diet?
07/11 – Have You Been Diagnosed with Diverticulosis?

Food Allergies and Intolerances

03/09 – Allergies to Trees or Grasses can Result in Reactions to Food
11/20 – The Difference Between Food Sensitivity Tests and Food Allergy Tests
08/07 – Tyramine Intolerance – underlying cause of migraine headaches?
07/23 – Histamine Intolerance, MCAD / MCAS and How Dietary Changes Help 
07/21 – Milk Intolerance May be Caused by A1 Beta-Casein 

Metabolic Health

12/13 – No Underlying Health Conditions – likely assumed not assessed
04/29 – Too Much and Too Little is Killing Us – reducing comorbidities
08/28 – An Accurate New Estimator of Whole Body Fat Percentage
05/22 – Why Waist Circumference and Waist to Height Ratio is so Important

Cardiovascular Disease

Articles About Macros

• A Simple Guide to Different Types of Diet and Macros

CARBS

11/03 – Is a Diet High in Carbohydrate Appropriate for Humans?
01/27 – Carbohydrates are Not Evil
08/24 – Is Coconut Oil Pure Poison?
06/26 – Refined Carbohydrate with Vegetable Oil Was Known to Cause Weight Gain
06/21 – Some Carbs Are Better Than Others – Part 4 – the Insulin Index
04/26 – Some Carbs are Better than Others (for Diabetics) – Part 3
4/20 – Are Some Carbs Better Than Others – Part 2
04/17 – Are Some Carbs Better Than Others – Part 1

PROTEIN

02/24 – How Much Protein is Best Depends on Different People’s Needs
03/01 – The Role of Protein in the Diet of Older Adults

FAT

06/30 – American College of Cardiology: No Benefit to Lower Saturated Fat Intake
04/05 – Concerns with Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils – Part 2
04/05 – Concerns with Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils – Part 1
03/21 – Do Saturated Fats Cause Heart Disease?
03/15 – The Marketing of Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils
03/12 – Researchers that Blamed Saturated Fat as Cause of Heart Disease – paid by sugar industry

Low Carb and Keto Diets

01/04 – A Keto Diet is Only About How Much Carbohydrate it Contains
08/30 – Another Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet and How it Differs from “the Keto Diet”
08/23 – The Stereotypical High Fat Keto Diet is Only ONE Type
08/16 – The Keto Diet — a potentially dangerous and an unhealthy diet
02/15 – McGill Professor: Risks and Benefits of Low-Carb Keto Diets
08/29 – Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Risk of Premature Death?
08/23 – Do Low Carb Diets Shorten Lifespan – a closer look
05/08 – Don’t Try This at Home – when medical supervision is needed (article)

Assorted Articles

04/16 – Why Drinking a Smoothie isn’t the Same as Eating the Food Contained in it
03/07 – Why Grazing Can Look Like a Scene From Hoarders
11/06 – Stages of Change and Why Most People Regain Weight Loss
04/22 – My Three Year Health Recovery Anniversary – a Dietitian’s Journey
01/27 – Five Pounds or Fifty Pounds of Fat – in very real terms
11/22 – When to Eat and Not Eat, How Many Meals and Snacks
09/10 – Why Eating Less and Exercising More DOES Matter As We Age
08/19 – When Real Food is Deemed Offensive and Disturbing, not Processed Food
08/04 – Why So Many Post Menopausal Women and Older Men Have Low Iron 06/18 – Distinguishing Food from Food-like Products
06/16 – A Little Black Dress – a personal health and weight loss update (personal story)
04/11 – New Study: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Won’t Help You Live Longer
02/01 – Reflections of a Nutritional Centrist
10/16 – The Effect of Cannabis on Appetite, Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels

Canada Food Guide

Other Eating Patterns

Articles Archive

View BetterByDesign Nutrition’s Privacy Policy here and Terms of Use here.