In the September 18, 2009 issue of New York Times, a new article, “Medical Editors Push for Ghostwriting Crackdown”, reported that Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the US Senate Finance Committee, took a leading role in demanding transparency in the relationship between physician-writers and the pharmaceutical industry, (So should be the physician-writers’…
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The Flip-Flop Medical Research Reports
You might have heard about the following story. There were three blind men who were chatting one day about how other people teased them and lied to them, because of their blindness. They brought up the size of the elephant, and insisted that it was not so big as told. They decided to “see” the…
A Holistic View: Lowering Cholesterol Level Is Not The Top Priority For Health. (3 of 3)
Reviewing the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats helps us understand how these nutrients are converted into one another20. Blood sugars from the digestible carbohydrates not only supply energy for the body, but also convert themselves into glycogen and fats (triglyceride and cholesterol) for stored energy. The more in excess of blood sugars, the higher…
Physician, Heal Thyself
Dr. Joseph Alpert, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Medicine and Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona, published an article in two parts, “Common Sense Is Not So Common” (What We All Need To Remember.) The American Journal of Medicine. August and September 2009. http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0002-9343/PIIS0002934309002228.pdf He cited 15 rules in total, including 8 for part…
A Series of Blood Glucose Tests
On January 25, 2009, I gave a presentation. The topic was “Diabetes Mellitus: Prevention and Management By Dieting.” At the beginning of the presentation, I had four volunteers to take blood glucose tests for the baseline BG level. Then, each of them took one of four foods, including 25 grams table sugar in 8 ounces…
Unqualified Advice Complicates Preventive Medicine
I read two pieces of news articles last week that exposed why we have had a difficult time in preventive medicine. One of them reported Dr. Jason Newsome, Chief of the Bay County Health Department, Florida, was forced to resign after he tried to educate the county citizens against obesity. He displayed signs: “Sweet Tea…
My Comments on “Failing Grades in The Adoption of Healthy Lifestyle Choice.” (2)
Below is my follow-up comments regarding satiety, fat, and dieting. If you would let me add my comment, I want to point out that overweight/obesity is not only a result of eating more calories but also a consequence of consuming many more carbohydrates. I want to caution the people of eating fried potatoes not…