Galen C. Bosley

Galen C. Bosley, D.H.Sc., R.D., is a science research associate in the Department of Health and Temperance of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Articles by Galen C. Bosley

Caffeine: is it so harmless?

August 1986

Caffeine beverage consumption is a worldwide habit. Coffee, cola drinks, tea, and mate contain caffeine. It is a naturally occurring substance belonging to the family of xanthine stimulants, and is found in at least 60 different plant species.

Although…

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The effects of small quantities of alcohol

May 1986

The paths we walk in life determine our ultimate destiny. Our lifestyle does affect our spiritual growth. As ministers, we also have responsibility for the spiritual welfare of others, whether they be our families or our congregations.

We…

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Is Adventist health reform scientific?

April 1987

Through hearing, seeing, reading, and touching, we grow in faith. As Scripture says, we are eyewitnesses. John, the disciple who was closest to Christ, says: "It was there from the beginning; we have heard it; we have seen it with our own…

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Milk: has the time come?

February 1989

In the spring of 1985 thousands of people in the Chicago area contracted salmonella poisoning by drinking milk. Some elderly people, and others who were already ill when the epidemic occurred died. Then the epidemic subsided, but recurred…

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Preventing osteoporosis

January 1988

Nature's best just got better, "says the Citrus Hill orange juice commercial. An other company announces that their product is "made by a nutritional expert: nature."

What do the products these slogans advertise…

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Sleep

July 1990

On February 19, 1985, China Airlines Flight 006 left Taipei, Taiwan, for an 11-hour trip to Los Angeles, California. About nine and a-half hours into the flight the number 4 engine lost power, and the flight crew…

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