J. A. Scharffenberg
J. A. Scharffenberg, M.D., M.P.H., is medical director of the Pacific Health Education Center, Bakersfield, California, and an adjunct professor of nutrition at Loma Linda University.
Articles by J. A. Scharffenberg
In Organizing for Missionary Work
February 1977
The educational center for the developing of leaders in the health and medical work of the church had as its objectives in the early 1900's the following:
1. To train gospel medical missionary workers.
2.…
Health and Religion
December 1978
More than one out of each ten Americans has high arterial blood pressure. Many people do not know that they have a problem, because it can frequently exist for years without symptoms. High blood pressure is, however, a problem that…
The story on fat in the diet
October 1990
In the beginning God declared a wide variety of fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables good for food (Gen. 1:29; 3:18). Later flesh from "clean" animals was permitted if it was free from fat and blood (Gen. 9:3,…
What about fish and chicken?
June 1992
Most people know that red meats like beef, pork, and lamb are not the best for us. But what about white meat like fish and chicken that health authorities are recommending?
When researchers discovered that…