Don’t you just hate confusion? I know I do. It is so difficult to sort through medical debates; this is one of the main reasons why I started this newsletter.

If you watch the news over a period of time, it is inevitable that you will find some conflict. My goal for this newsletter is to help you sort through these inconsistencies so you will have a better, clearer understanding of the truth and can use it to recapture a high level of health in your life.

The scientific references below are linked to the National Library of Medicine and, when available, to the original journal article.

You can view for yourself what some of the top scientists in the world are saying about the scientific support for the no-grain diet. This is not just one or two studies but a huge heap of recent evidence supporting this reality.

This is a strong indication that the vast majority of the two-thirds of Americans who are currently obese or overweight would benefit from a radical reduction in their grain intake and replacing those grains with fresh vegetables.

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Flegal KM, Carroll MD, Ogden CL, Prevalence and Trends in Obesity Among US Adults, 1999-2000. JAMA. October 2002 9;288(14):1723-7.

Grundy SM. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and coronary atherosclerosis. Circulation. June 2002 Jun 11;105(23):2696-8.

Grundy, S. The Optimal ratio of fat-to carbohydrate in the diet. Annual Review of Nutrition; 1999 19:325-341

Ebbeling CB, Pawlak DB, Ludwig DS. Childhood obesity: public-health crisis, common sense cure. August 10, Lancet. 2002;360(9331):473-82.

Brand-Miller JC, Holt SH, Pawlak DB, McMillan J. Glycemic index and obesity. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002 Jul;76(1):281S-5S

Ludwig DS. Dietary glycemic index and obesity. Journal Nutrition 2000; 130(suppl):280S -- 3S

Willett W, Manson J, Liu S. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and risk of type 2 diabetes. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):274S-80S

Ludwig DS. The glycemic index: physiological mechanisms relating to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. JAMA. May 8, 2002;287(18):2414-23

Ludwig DS, Majzoub JA, Al-Zahrani A, et. al. High glycemic index foods, overeating, and obesity. Pediatrics. 1999 Mar;103(3):E26.

Eisenstein J, Roberts SB, Dallal G, et. al. High-protein weight-loss diets: are they safe and do they work? A review of the experimental and epidemiologic data. Nutrition Reviews. July 2002;60(7 Pt 1):189-200.

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Febbraio MA, Keenan J, Angus DJ, et al. Pre-exercise carbohydrate ingestion, glucose kinetics, and muscle glycogen use: effect of the glycemic index. Journal Applied Physiology 2000;89:1845 -- 51

Brand-Miller JC, Holt SH, Pawlak DB, McMillan J. Glycemic index and obesity. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):281S-5S

Simoneau JA, Veerkamp JH, Turcotte LP, Kelley DE. Markers of capacity to utilize fatty acids in human skeletal muscle: relation to insulin resistance and effects of weight loss. FASEB J 1999;13:2051 -- 60.

Pi-Sunyer FX. Glycemic index and disease. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):290S-8S

Reda TK, Geliebter A, Pi-Sunyer FX. Amylin, food intake, and obesity. Obesity Research. October 2002;10(10):1087-91

Abbasi F, Brown BW Jr, Lamendola C, et al. Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk. Journal American College Cardiology. September 2002 4;40(5):937-43.

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Kantor LS, et. al Choose a Variety of Grains Daily, Especially Whole Grains: A challenge for consumers (PDF). The Journal of Nutrition Volume 131, Number 2S-I, February 2001, 473S-486S

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Roberts SB. High-glycemic index foods, hunger, and obesity: is there a connection? Nutrition Reviews. June 2000;58(6):163-9.

Augustin LS, Franceschi S, Jenkins DJ, et. al. Glycemic index in chronic disease: a review. European Journal Clinical Nutrition. November 2002;56(11):1049-71

Jenkins DJ, Kendall CW, Augustin LS, et. al Glycemic index: overview of implications in health and disease. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):266S-73S

Anderson GH, Catherine NL, Woodend DM, et. al. Inverse association between the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose and subsequent short-term food intake in young men. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. November 2002;76(5):1023-30.

McCarty MF. The origins of western obesity: a role for animal protein? Medical Hypotheses. March 2000;54(3):488-94.

Rao AV, Agarwal S. Role of antioxidant lycopene in cancer and heart disease. Journal American College Nutrition. October 2000;19(5):563-9

Hu FB, Manson JE, Stampfer MJ, et. al. Diet, lifestyle, and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women. New England Journal Medicine. September 13, 2001;345(11):790-7.

Stoll BA. Upper abdominal obesity, insulin resistance and breast cancer risk. International Journal Obesity Related Metabolic Disorder. June 2002;26(6):747-53

Liu S, Willett WC. Dietary glycemic load and atherothrombotic risk. Current Atherosclerosis Report. November 2002;4(6):454-61.

Leeds AR. Glycemic index and heart disease. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):286S-9S.

Heath RJ, White SW, Rock CO. Inhibitors of fatty acid synthesis as antimicrobial chemotherapeutics. Applied Microbiological Biotechnology. May 2002;58(6):695-703.

Ravnskov,U Diet-heart disease hypothesis is wishful thinking. British Medical Journal, January 26, 2002;324:238

Cordain L, Eaton SB, Brand Miller J et al. An evolutionary analysis of the aetiology and pathogenesis of juvenile-onset myopia. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 2002 Apr;80(2):125-35

Milton K. Hunter-gatherer diets -- a different perspective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,; March 2000;71:(3) 665-667.

Cordain L, Brand Miller J, Eaton SB. Plant-animal subsistence ratios and macronutrient energy estimations in worldwide hunter-gatherer diets. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2000;71(3) 682-692

Cordain L, Eaton SB, Miller JB, et. al. The paradoxical nature of hunter-gatherer diets: meat-based, yet non-atherogenic. European Journal Clinical Nutriton. March 2002;56 Suppl 1:S42-52

Cordain L, Watkins BA, Florant GL, et. al. Fatty acid analysis of wild ruminant tissues: evolutionary implications for reducing diet-related chronic disease. European Journal Clinical Nutrition. March 2002;56(3):181-91.

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Torre P, Fusco S, Quaglia F, et. al. Immune response of the coeliac nasal mucosa to locally-instilled gliadin. Clinical Experimental Immunology. March 2002;127(3):513-8.

Tucker KL, Chen H, Hannan MT, et. al. Bone mineral density and dietary patterns in older adults: the Framingham Osteoporosis Study. American Journal Clinical Nutrition. July 2002;76(1):245-52.

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Ghezzi A, Zaffaroni M. Neurological manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders, with particular reference to the differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Neurological Science. November 2001;22 Suppl 2:S117-22.

Hadjivassiliou M, Grunewald RA, Davies-Jones GA. Gluten sensitivity as a neurological illness. Journal Neurology Neurosurgery Psychiatry. May 2002;72(5):560-3.

Valentino R, Savastano S, Maglio M, et. al. Markers of potential coeliac disease in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. European Journal Endocrinology. April 2002;146(4):479-83.

Mainardi E, Montanelli A, Dotti M, et al. Thyroid-related autoantibodies and celiac disease: a role for a gluten-free diet? Journal Clinical Gastroenterology. September 2002;35(3):245-8.

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Hasler WL. Celiac sprue as a possible cause of symptoms in presumed irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology. June 2002;122(7):2086-7.

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