Arsenic, Organic Foods, and Brown Rice Syrup.

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Organic brown rice syrup (OBRS) is widely used as a substitute sweetener for high-fructose corn syrup. Authors propose that this introduces arsenic into the diet, and arsenic has been shown to be a carcinogen. They tested a number of brown rice syrup products for arsenic content and reported the results. Rice can contain arsenic up […]

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Conditions: Arsenic toxicity

Supplements: Arsenicum album homeopathic

Foods: Breakfast cereals, Energy bars, High fructose corn syrup, Infant formula, Organic brown rice syrup, Rice

Miscellaneous: Arsenic, Diet, Dimethylarsenate, Metabolite, New Hampshire

The Effect of Fructose on Kidneys.

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Fructose is a simple sugar or monosaccharide. It is in table sugar, honey, and fruit. Fructose in the American diet is primarily from table sugar (50% fructose and 50% glucose,) and high fructose corn syrup (fructose and glucose.) The diets of many adolescents, Latino adults, and African American adults are 30% sugar. Fructose intake is […]

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Conditions: Kidney disease, Metabolic syndrome

Supplements: Phosphorus

Foods: Fructose, High fructose corn syrup

Miscellaneous: Allopurinal, ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

Fructose Impairs Liver Function.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Fructose is a component of table sugar (sucrose) and of high fructose corn syrup. Fructose has been increasingly consumed in recent years. Human and animals have been shown to have abnormal lipids, insulin resistance and hypertension with high intakes of dietary fructose. These disorders have increased morbidity and mortality, possibly due to increased cardiovascular disease. […]

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Conditions: Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Fatty liver (hepatic steatosis), Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Insulin resistance, Metabolic syndrome

Foods: Fructose, High fructose corn syrup, Sugars

The Benefits of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages.

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks has been suggested as a way to reduce their use and to reduce health care costs resulting from their use. Sugar-sweetened beverages include those sweetened with sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, or fruit-juice concentrates (not artificially sweetened drinks.) These drinks have been shown to increase risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease. […]

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Conditions: Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Insulin resistance, Obesity

Foods: Fruit juices, High fructose corn syrup, Sucrose, Sugar-sweetened beverages

Mercury Concentrations in Food Product Sugar.

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

Chlor-alkali chemical plants use mercury to make products such as citric acid, sodium benzoate and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS.) There are 8 such plants in the U.S. From these plants seven tons of mercury were missing in 2000 according to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency.) Mercury is toxic to the brains of unborn children, […]

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Conditions: Mercury poisoning, Neurodegeneration

Supplements: Citric acid (citrate), Glutathione, Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Selenium

Foods: Fish, High fructose corn syrup, Liver, Poultry

Miscellaneous: Vaccines

Hyperuricemia Review.

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Hyperuricemia (high blood uric acid) a health issue apart from gout. Gout is the best known result of high uric acid blood levels in humans, causing painful, swollen joints. Gout symptoms come from deposits of uric acid crystals in joints of colder parts of the body. Hyperuricemia is from excess uric acid production or insufficient […]

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Conditions: Abdominal obesity, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Gout, Hypertension, Hypertriglyceridemia, Hyperuricemia, Insulin resistance, Lead toxicity (plumbism), Lifestyle, Metabolic syndrome, Pulmonary arterial hypertension, Urinary stones (urolithiasis), Weight loss

Supplements: Arginine, Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus), Bioflavonoids, Chelation therapy, Kudzu (Pueraria lobata), Lignans, Plumbum metallicum homeopathic, Potassium citrate, Quercetin, Stone breaker (Phyllanthus niruri), Vitamin B-3 (niacin) (nicotinic acid), White mulberry (Morus alba)

Foods: Alcohol, Anchovies, Asparagus, Bacon, Beef, Beer, Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Bread, Cauliflower, Chicken, Cocoa, Duck, Figs, Fructose, Fruit juices, Glucose, Grapefruit juice, Herring, High fructose corn syrup, Kidney, Kidney beans, Lamb, Lemon juice, Lima beans, Liver, Mackerel, Mushrooms, Orange juice, Peas, Pork, Sardines, Scallops, Soft drinks, Spinach, Sweetbreads, Turkey, Whole grains, Yeast

Miscellaneous: Allopurinal, Apigenin, Gasoline, HDL-cholesterol, Homeopathy, Kaempferol, Morin, Nitric oxide (NO), Polyphenols, Puerarin, Purines, Uric acid (urate), Xanthine oxidase

Uric Acid in Fructose-Induced Metabolic Syndrome.

Posted on December 7, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The metabolic syndrome is the cause of a worldwide epidemic consisting of: Obesity, poor tolerance to glucose, hyperinsulinemia, hyperuricemia (high serum uric acid,) hypertriglyceridemia, and hypertension, which are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The metabolic syndrome is seen in 27% of the population of the United States and the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome triples […]

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Paleolithic Diet Versus the Western Diet.

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Environmental changes, including diet and lifestyle, which took place 10,000 years ago have been too recent for the human genome to make a proper adjustment. As a result “diseases of civilization” have emerged. The types of foods and food processing developed in the recent Neolithic and Industrial Periods have changed the following elements of our […]

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Conditions: "Diseases of Civilization", Acid-base balance, Aging, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Insulin resistance, Kidney stones, Metabolic acidosis, Metabolic syndrome, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Renal (kidney) disease

Supplements: Calcium, Fiber, Magnesium, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Omega-6 fatty (linoleic) acid, Vitamin A, Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Zinc

Foods: Alcohol, Almonds, Beer, Cereals, Cottonseed oil, Dairy, Fermented foods, Flax seed, Fructose, Glucose, Grains, High fructose corn syrup, Margarine, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olives, Polyunsaturated oil, Salt, Sesame seeds, Sucrose, Sugars, Trans fats, Vegetable oils, Walnuts, Wild animals, Wild plants, Wine

Miscellaneous: Diet, Evolutionary discordance, Genome, Hunter-gatherer diet, Lifestyle, Na/K, Neolithic diet, Nutrients, Paleolithic diet

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