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Welcome to the archived articles page. This page contains most of the articles that I have written over the last 10 years.

Like the bird, I don’t write because I can, but because I have something to say. The purpose of Food for Thought articles is to explain the science of health and nutrition in terms that anyone can understand.

If you would like to know more about the types of services I provide as a Registered Dietitian licensed in Canada, please visit the landing page of this website.

Archived Articles – Food for Thought

Since the science of nutrition is always evolving, Food for Thought articles that were written more than 10 years ago have been deleted.

Food for Thought archived articles

Also available with archived articles is my own health-recovery story, titled “A Dietitian’s Journey”.

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

Disclaimer: The information presented in these articles are in no way intended to recommend the self-management of health problems, or as medical advice, or as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Food for Thought – Article Archive

2024 (7)

11/10 - Hemorrhoids — much more than people think (article)
10/22 - Extended Benefits: What are Reasonable and Customary Charges? (article)
10/14 - Three and a Half Years Later – 100 pounds weight maintenance (personal story)
06/27 - A Keto Diet and a Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet are Very Different (article)
04/08 - International Diabetes Federation – evidence for 1-hour glucose assessor (article)
02/15 - DEXA Bone Density Scans – accuracy depends on where it is done (article)
02/12 - DEXA Body Composition Scans as Assessors of Bone Density (article)

2023 (12)

08/20 - Is Animal-based and Plant-based Protein Equivalent? (article)
08/13 - Why A Smoothie is “Pre-Chewed” Food (article)
08/11 - Types of Protein to Help Older Adults Retain Muscle (article)
07/20 - The Death of Peers and Parents Should Change the Way We Live (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
07/07 - Success is All About “Showing Up” (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
07/06 - A Dietitian’s Journey (Part III) – the next phase (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
06/21 - A 2:1 Ketogenic Diet for Mental Health (article)
06/19 - Is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Linked to Fatty Liver Disease? (article)
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 (article, personal story)
02/20 - Hypothyroidism Update – six months of treatment since diagnosis (article, personal story)
01/23 - Alopecia Universalis – a clinician’s personal story of complete hair loss (article, personal story)

2022 (16)

12/29 - The Androgen Paradox of Hair Growth and Hair Loss (article)
12/28 - Nutritional Supplements With Evidence to Restore Hair Loss (article)
11/17 - Hair Loss in Hypothyroidism – nutrients of importance (article, personal story)
11/01 - Hypothyroid 101 (article)
10/31 - To Hell and Back – recovering from hypothyroidism (a Dietitian’s Journey) (A Dietitian's Journey, article, personal story)
10/27 - Blood Tests and Lab Frustrations – a Dietitian’s Journey (A Dietitian's Journey, article, personal story)
10/14 - Hypothyroidism Signs and Symptoms Checklist (article)
09/11 - What Does Success Looks Like Now – A Dietitian’s Journey (A Dietitian's Journey, article, personal story)
09/04 - Hair Loss – root causes (Part 1) (article, personal story)
08/28 - Judging By Appearance – a Dietitian’s Journey (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
08/26 - More Than Skin Deep – skin symptoms associated with hypothyroidism (article, personal story)
08/18 - Measure of Health With a New Diagnosis – a Dietitian’s Journey (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
08/12 - Beyond Diet – the role of hormones in metabolic health (article)
08/09 - Symptoms of Hypothyroidism Mistakenly Blamed on Aging (article, personal story)
08/05 - When a New Diagnosis is a Long Time Coming (A Dietitian's Journey, personal story)
07/14 - Thyroid Function Assumed to be Normal When Only TSH is Tested (article)

2021 (28)

12/23 - Chronic Constipation — do we really just need more fiber and water? (article)
11/05 - When Meat Prices Go Crazy – the best protein sources on a budget (article)
10/11 - Could Protein be the Appetite’s Control – the Protein Leverage Hypothesis (article)
10/01 - Do You Identify as a Food Addict? (article)
09/01 - Time to Stop Calling Type 2 Diabetes a “chronic, progressive disease” (article)
08/30 - Type 2 Diabetes Remission – proposed definition from international experts (article)
08/23 - High Protein Matcha Drink — role in abdominal fat loss (article)
06/23 - Risk of Dehydration in Older Adults During Heatwaves (article)
06/21 - Staying Hydrated Without a Caffeine or Carbonated Drink – Limonana (article)
06/15 - The Three Ways to Balance Carbohydrate and Fat as Fuel (article)
05/03 - Another Client Journey — freedom from food addiction (personal story)
04/25 - LDL Cholesterol is Not the Best Assessor of Cardiovascular Risk (article)
04/23 - What is a Low-FODMAP Diet and How Can it Improve Symptoms of IBS? (article)
04/16 - Why Smoothies Aren’t the Same as Eating the Same Food (article)
04/13 - A Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet – treatment and adjunct treatment (article)
04/12 - A Simple Guide to Different Types of Diet and Macros (article)
03/26 - Why Is Type 2 Diabetes Still Called “a Progressive, Lifelong Disease”? (article)
03/22 - Assessing Insulin Resistance – Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) (article)
03/14 - What is a Hiatal Hernia and How Can Dietary Changes Help? (article)
03/09 - Allergies to Trees or Grasses can Result in Reactions to Food (article)
03/07 - Why Grazing Can Look Like a Scene From Hoarders (article)
02/24 - How Much Protein is Best Depends on Different People’s Needs (article)
02/16 - Standard Treatment for Diabetes Prior to the Discovery of Insulin (article)
02/03 - A Choice: Living With Diabetes, Seeking Remission From Diabetes (article)
02/02 - Diabetes Canada’s 7-day Low Carb Meal Plan – includes bread, pasta, rice (article)
01/14 - Negative Effect of Dietary Carbohydrate on the Gut Microbiome in IBD (article)
01/04 - A Keto Diet is Only About How Much Carbohydrate it Contains (article)
01/03 - One Client Journey – down over 200 pounds (personal story)

2020 (20)

12/13 - No Underlying Health Conditions – likely assumed not assessed (article)
11/20 - The Difference Between Food Sensitivity Tests and Food Allergy Tests (article)
11/06 - Stages of Change and Why Most People Regain Weight Loss (article)
11/03 - Is a Diet High in Carbohydrate Appropriate for Humans? (article)
08/30 - Another Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet and How it Differs from “the Keto Diet” (article)
08/23 - The Stereotypical High Fat Keto Diet is Only ONE Type (article)
08/16 - The Keto Diet — a potentially dangerous and an unhealthy diet (article)
06/30 - American College of Cardiology: No Benefit to Lower Saturated Fat Intake (article)
05/31 - New Protocols for In-Person Clinical Operation for Health Professionals (article)
05/14 - Diabetes Canada Deems Low Carb and Very Low Carb Diet Safe and Effective (article)
05/11 - Now That Things Are Getting Back to Normal – clinical appointments (article)
05/03 - Better Outcome in Covid-19 and T2D with Well-Controlled Blood Sugars (article)
04/29 - Too Much and Too Little is Killing Us – reducing comorbidities (article, personal story)
04/22 - My Three Year Health Recovery Anniversary — a Dietitian’s Journey (article, personal story)
04/16 - Obesity Most Significant Risk Factor to Covid-19 Hospitalization after Age (article)
04/13 - Obesity Poses Significant Risk to People less than 60 years with Covid-19 (article)
04/12 - Why Underlying or Comorbid Conditions are Very Important in COVID-19 (article)
02/25 - Canada Told to Prepare for Possible Pandemic Amidst 7th Case in BC (article)
02/21 - (UPDATED Feb 23) Sixth Case of COVID-19 Coronavirus in Vancouver called a Sentinel Event (article)
01/27 - Five Pounds or Fifty Pounds of Fat – in very real terms (article, personal story)

2019 (53)

12/20 - New ADA Standards of Medical Care Includes Low Carbohydrate Diet (article)
12/18 - Is Your New Year’s Resolution to Lose Weight or Improve Your Health? (article)
11/22 - When to Eat and Not Eat, How Many Meals and Snacks (article)
10/27 - Vitamin D Supplementation Can Help Protect Against the Flu (article)
09/10 - Why Eating Less and Exercising More DOES Matter As We Age (article)
09/08 - Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) (article)
09/04 - Diagnosing Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) (article)
09/01 - What is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)? (article)
08/19 - When Real Food is Deemed Offensive and Disturbing, not Processed Food (article)
08/07 - Tyramine Intolerance – underlying cause of migraine headaches? (article)
08/04 - Why So Many Post Menopausal Women and Older Men Have Low Iron (article)
07/23 - Histamine Intolerance, MCAD / MCAS and How Dietary Changes Help (article)
07/21 - Milk Intolerance May be Caused by A1 Beta-Casein (article)
07/19 - Arthritis is Not a Normal Part of Aging – it’s a degenerative joint disease (article)
07/17 - Three Ways to Put Type 2 Diabetes into Remission (article)
07/14 - Trouble-shooting Ongoing Constipation on a Low Carb Diet (article)
07/12 - What is IBS and Why Do Symptoms Improve on a Low Carb Diet? (article)
07/11 - Have You Been Diagnosed with Diverticulosis? (article)
07/09 - Experts: WHO Draft Guidelines Excludes Key Facts and Studies (article)
07/02 - Focus on Limiting Ultra Processed Food Not Saturated Fat & Sodium (article)
06/28 - CFG Snapshot – conflating Ultra-Processed Food and Whole, Real Foods? (article)
06/24 - Only Half of People Have Newer Gene that Controls High Blood Sugar (article)
06/23 - Lowering LDL and Saturated Fat to Lower Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (article)
06/20 - High Cholesterol and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (article)
06/18 - Distinguishing Food from Food-like Products (article)
06/16 - A Little Black Dress – a personal health and weight loss update (personal story)
06/02 - The Three Things that Canada’s Food Guide Got (Mostly) Right (article)
05/31 - Problems with Counting Net Carbs (article)
05/14 - Is the Glycemic Index Reliable for Predicting Blood Sugar Response? (article)
05/08 - Cancer Cases Related to Excess Weight Will Triple Over Next 20 Years (article)
05/05 - ADA: Brain’s Need for Glucose can be Fulfilled by the Body (article)
04/23 - ADA includes use of a Very Low Carb (Keto) Eating Pattern in New Report (article)
04/18 - Eating one slice of bacon per day does NOT increase your colon cancer risk (article)
04/11 - New Study: Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Won’t Help You Live Longer (article)
04/09 - Complex Carbohydrates as Long Chains of Sugar Molecules (article)
04/07 - Dietary Saturated Fat is Not Associated with Increased Risk of CVD (article)
03/24 - Green Tea Should not be like Buckley’s® (article, personal story)
03/22 - The Connection Between Sugar and Cancer (article)
03/18 - Now Licensed for Virtual Dietetic Practice Across Canada (article)
03/01 - American Heart Association: Some Kids & Teens at Risk for Premature CVD (article)
02/22 - Are You Pushing Your Pancreas Too Hard — estimating beta cell function (article)
02/15 - McGill Professor: Risks and Benefits of Low-Carb Keto Diets (article)
02/13 - Why I Posted My “Before” Pictures When I was Still Obese (personal story)
02/07 - Middle-Eastern Style Lentil Soup – whole food plant based (personal story)
02/01 - Reflections of a Nutritional Centrist (article)
01/27 - Carbohydrates are Not Evil (article)
01/24 - New Canada Food Guide – carbohydrate estimate of the sample plate (article)
01/22 - The New Canada Food Guide at a Glance (article)
01/20 - EAT-Lancet Diet – inadequate protein for older adults (article)
01/18 - The New EAT Lancet Diet – healthy & sustainable for whom? (article)
01/10 - Background to the New Canada Food Guide Draft (article)
01/09 - New Canada Food Guide Drops Meat and Milk Groups (article)
01/07 - The Mediterranean Diet (article)

2018 (55)

12/28 - A New Year’s Resolution – a goal without a plan (article)
12/27 - Will You Achieve Your New Year’s Resolution? (article)
12/26 - Why I Suggest Avoiding These New Year’s Resolutions (article)
12/18 - Low Carb Diet in 2019 American Diabetes Association Standards of Care (article)
12/14 - The Difference Between Reversal and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes (article)
12/05 - Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia and Hyperglycemia (article)
11/30 - There Are Now Two Stages BEFORE a Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes (article)
11/29 - The Three Stages of Carbohydrate Intolerance — before type 2 diabetes (article)
11/26 - When Normal Fasting Blood Glucose Isn’t Necessarily “Fine” (article)
10/17 - Finally Reaching Normal Body Weight – a Dietitian’s Journey (personal story)
10/16 - The Effect of Cannabis on Appetite, Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels (article)
10/10 - American Diabetes Association & European Association Classify Low Carb Diets as Medical Nutrition Therapy (article)
10/07 - American Diabetes Association & European Association Approve Low Carb Diets (article)
09/30 - Silver Bullet for Addressing Carb Cravings (article)
09/28 - A Trial of the Evidence (article)
09/04 - Low Carbohydrate and Ketogenic Diets – more information (article)
08/29 - Are Low Carbohydrate Diets Linked to Risk of Premature Death? (article)
08/28 - An Accurate New Estimator of Whole Body Fat Percentage (article)
08/24 - Is Coconut Oil Pure Poison? (article)
08/23 - Do Low Carb Diets Shorten Lifespan – a closer look (article)
08/22 - Low Carbohydrate Eating for People with Diabetes – important position statement (article)
08/21 - My Approach to Eating Low Carb and Links to Popular Recipes (article, personal story)
08/16 - The Tip of the Iceberg – what we can’t see puts us at risk (article)
08/09 - Alzheimer’s Disease as Glucose Dysfunction of the Brain (article)
08/02 - When Fat Was Made the Villain (article)
07/30 - Early Warning Signs that May Help Prevent Developing Type 2 Diabetes (article)
07/28 - Stanford Blood Sugar Study Findings Known for More Than 45 Years (article)
07/26 - American Diabetes Association (ADA) is Making Sense of Carbs (article)
07/13 - Consuming Dairy Fat Doesn’t Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease — may protect (article)
07/12 - Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes ARE reversible – a Dietitian’s Journey (personal story)
07/04 - Update on My Own Weight Loss Journey (personal story)
06/26 - Refined Carbohydrate with Vegetable Oil Was Known to Cause Weight Gain (article)
06/21 - Some Carbs Are Better Than Others – Part 4 – the Insulin Index (article)
06/20 - The Perils of Food Processing (Part 2) – what food components and other factors affect the absorption of carbs (article)
06/19 - A New Study Explains Why Carbs and Fat Together are Irresistible (article)
06/13 - 10 Common Myths about a Low Carb Diet (article)
06/11 - CBC Interview with a Low Carb Physician – five minutes and all the basics (article)
06/08 - The Perils of Food Processing — how the preparation of food affects how quickly it is absorbed (article)
06/04 - Evolving Theory of Obesity – the perfect storm of refined carbs and industrial seed oils (article)
05/31 - The Per Person Yearly Cost of Having Type 2 Diabetes (article)
05/29 - Therapeutic Ketogenic Diet in Type 2 Diabetes Lowers CVD Risk at 1 year (article)
05/24 - Two More Good Indicators of Cardiovascular Risk (article)
05/22 - Why Waist Circumference and Waist to Height Ratio is so Important (article)
05/08 - Don’t Try This at Home – when medical supervision is needed (article)
04/26 - Some Carbs are Better than Others (for Diabetics) – Part 3 (article)
04/20 - Are Some Carbs Better Than Others – Part 2 (article)
04/17 - Are Some Carbs Better Than Others – Part 1 (article)
04/05 - Concerns with Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils – Part 2 (article)
04/05 - Concerns with Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils – Part 1 (article)
03/21 - Do Saturated Fats Cause Heart Disease? (article)
03/15 - The Marketing of Polyunsaturated Vegetable Oils (article)
03/12 - Researchers that Blamed Saturated Fat as Cause of Heart Disease – paid by sugar industry (article)
03/01 - The Role of Protein in the Diet of Older Adults (article)
02/22 - Unreliability of Many Blood Glucose Monitors (article)
01/11 - Bubby’s Chicken Soup (article)

2017 (3)

05/11 - 1977 Dietary Recommendations — forty years on (article)
04/27 - Humans – the perfect hybrid machine (article)
04/24 - Low Carb Green Tea Matcha Smoothie – role in weight and abdominal fat loss (article)

2013 (1)

04/18 - Role of Green Tea Powder (Matcha) in Weight and Abdominal Fat Loss (article)

A Dietitian’s Journey Articles

Weight loss and health restoration rarely occurs in a straight line and my personal story, which I have titled “A Dietitian’s Journey (Part I, II and III) is no different. These articles are divided into three parts.

A Dietitian’s Journey – Part I

You will find my personal weight-loss and metabolic health-recovery story (March 5, 2017 – March 4, 2019) on “A Dietitian’s Journey“.

A Dietitian’s Journey – Part II

My recovery from profound hypothyroidism diagnosed in July 2022 until July 2023 is posted under “A Dietitian’s Journey (Part II)“.

A Dietitian’s Journey – Part III

“A Dietitian’s Journey – Part III” is the newest and current phase in my health-recovery journey. It will document my efforts (and hopefully my success) at restoring my health to what it was before my diagnosis with an autoimmune condition.

NOTE: A Dietitian’s Journey” is deliberately in a separate section from the referenced articles because these are subjective accounts.