Brian Dean is Registered Dietitian specializing in pain relief, body composition, nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology, weight loss, and inflammation.
Brian completed his 2200 hour dietetic internship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.
He received his Master of Science in nutrition from Tufts University and his Bachelor of Science in dietetics at University of Rhode Island.
After years of research, he has now set his sights in helping those with lower back pain. He serves on the Medical Nutrition Committee for The American Society for Nutrition and is a professional member of numerous research organizations including the International Association for The Study of Pain, American Chronic Pain Society, and The American Dietetic Association. He recently created a research-based lower back pain treatment program called The Back Pain Diet which is available from his website www.backpaindiet.com
Brian's other passions in life include rock climbing, playing guitar, and reading.
Contribution:
Nothing makes a good grilled meal even better than a tasty marinade. However, the nutrition facts labels on most marinades look like something that would be slapped on the side of a candy bar-not something you’d want to soak your chicken in. Fear not, there are plenty of marinade options out there that are sugar [...]
Written on August 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Constantly craving ice cream, candy, and cookies? You’re not alone. In fact, scientists are poking, prodding, and weighing people with sweet teeth to get to the bottom of what makes them tick.
Sweet Tooth And Evolution
Well before the days of Cinnabon, having a sweet tooth was a great evolutionary advantage. You see, when evaluating whether a [...]
Written on June 30, 2009 | Posted in
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You already know that eating the right foods can save your heart. Did you know that it can also save your eyes?
Seeing Diet Clearly
The eyes you are using to read this sentence are made up of the food you eat. Emerging research is showing that what you eat has the profound ability to influence how [...]
Every time I think I’ve heard it all, a new diet comes along.
Myths abound when it comes to losing weight, eating right, and living a healthy life. Most diet myths tend to stick around because they tend to speak directly to our inherent desire to eat the right way. Some of these develop from “common [...]
Do you wish choosing the right foods was a whole lot simpler?
The best method on eating right didn’t come from a PhD, a brand new scientific study, or a hyped-up diet “guru”.
The method is so powerful and simple that I wish I could take the person who started it out to dinner. Unfortunately, the last [...]
Written on May 29, 2009 | Posted in
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“Stop it” I said.
“There’s just no way”.
“How can sushi be bad for you?”
Despite my friends persistence, I refused to believe it: how could innocent, delicious sushi really be the nutritional equivalent of a cheeseburger?
Love it or hate it, sushi is one of the most popular dishes in the world. I’m a sushi fanatic myself, even [...]
Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in
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As you may have read in the news, Hydroxycut, the wildly popular weight loss supplement, has finally been banned. The FDA has cited serious liver damage and even death in certain users.
It’s about time the FDA stepped up to the supplement companies who produce and market supplements without regulation. The multi-billion dollar supplement industry has [...]
Written on May 3, 2009 | Posted in
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diet and weight loss,
health,
misc
Do You Want to Lose Weight Quick?
In the realm of weight loss, we all would rather lose weight quickly vs. lose weight slowly. However, most dietitians and physicians will tell you that losing weight slowly and consistently is the best approach.
Even so, most patients tell me: “I want to lose weight quickly”. They admit: “I [...]
Written on April 26, 2009 | Posted in
diet,
weight loss
Fat Fighting Foods: A Kitchen Comparison
If you were to compare the kitchen and pantry of two people: one is struggling everyday to lose weight while the other person seems to effortlessly keep the weight off-you would find some drastic differences.
One of the most surprising differences is that people at a healthy weight actually have more [...]
Let’s face it, we are bombarded with information on a daily basis. Fortunately, in the realm of diet, there are 5 numbers that rise above the rest.
Nutrition information is notorious for being confusing, contradictory, and not exactly “user friendly”. Actually, the US government not only provides general guidelines for healthy eating but goes as as [...]
