Dr. Mauro Di Pasquale, B.Sc., M.D., M.R.O., M.F.S.

Over the past four decades I’ve become known throughout the world for my knowledge and abilities in all aspects of Sports Medicine, Nutrition and and the use of supplements.

I hold an honors degree in biological science, majoring in molecular biochemistry and genetics (1968), and a medical degree (1971) - both from the University of Toronto. I am certified as a Medical Review Officer (MRO) by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), and as a Master of Fitness Sciences (MFS) by the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). I am also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.

I was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto for ten years (1988 to 1998) lecturing and researching on nutrition and nutritional supplements.

I spent almost three decades as an old fashioned country doctor, looking after an aging population of patients, doing house calls, trying to keep them independent, physically and cognitively with it, and in their homes rather than having them go into institutionalized rest and old age homes.

For all that time I was progressive and used a number of innovative methods, including lifestyle changes, diet, nutritional supplements and the whole gamut of preventative, alternative and conventional medicine. As well, I operated a Nutrition, Bariatric and Sports Medicine clinic.

In the past thirty-five years I have written a few thousand articles on training, diet, nutritional supplements, and drug use in sports for many magazines and association journals. I've written for and had regular monthly columns in all the popular bodybuilding and fitness journals including Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Men's Fitness, Shape, Muscle Media, Muscle Mag International, IronMan, Powerlifting USA and many smaller publications.

In 1995 I wrote two books. One of these books, the Bodybuilding Supplement Review is a review of nutritional supplements and the other, the Anabolic Diet, described an earlier version of my new Metabolic Diet. This diet was aimed at bodybuilders and strength athletes. Both books were written to provide information to athletes on how to increase muscle mass and strength and decrease body fat, and to offer an alternative to drug use.

My new Radical Diet Plan is meant for anyone wanting to initially quickly lose weight and body fat, and then continue losing using the Metabolic Diet and my line of nutritional supplements for effective long-term weight loss and weight management.

From 1996 to 1999 I was involved in writing, research and product development for Experimental and Applied Sciences (EAS) and Muscle Media, and was a member of the EAS Scientific Advisory Panel.

I've contributed chapters on ergogenic aids, diet and nutritional supplements to dozens of fitness, weight and sports medicine books as well as books on anabolic steroids and substance abuse. For example I contributed the chapter on Anabolic Steroids in The Handbook of Substance Abuse, 1998 and edited by Tarter et al. The latest chapters on nutrition appears in Energy-Yielding Macronutrients and Energy Metabolism in Sports Nutrition and in Nutritional Applications in Exercise and Sport, both edited by Judy A. Driskell and Ira Wolinsky and published in 2000 and 2001 respectively by CRC Press.

My latest collaborative effort, written along with Tudor Bompa and Lorenzo Cornacchia, is the second edition of Serious Strength Training released by Human Kinetics in late 2002.

In the past three decades I have been on several Editorial Boards for various fitness and strength magazines and was the Editor-in-Chief of a two quarterly international newsletter on sports nutrition and ergogenic aids.

I hold seminars and lecture all over the world on diet, nutritional supplements and training. In the past I have lectured and held seminars in dozens of cities in North America, and all over the world. I also formulate engineered, cutting edge, scientifically validated nutritional supplements for various companies that are sold under their specific labels.

I formulated a complete nutritional supplement line, which includes over 25 cutting edge products designed to work with the Metabolic Diet and to maximize body composition, athletic performance and the beneficial effects of exercise. These formulations were done using the latest scientific and medical information, along with the knowledge and expertise I’ve accumulated in the last four decades. I’ve tried to use the best ingredients available regardless of costs to form products that are superior to any on the market today. These supplements, plus my book, The Metabolic Diet along with related books and ebooks (www.MetabolicDiet.com), form the nutritional backbone of some of my new international ventures.

My MD+ line of nutritional supplements are available in many parts of the world, including North America, Japan and Italy, and are featured on my two major web sites, www.MetabolicDiet.com and www.CoachSOS.com. The goal of these sites is to provide specific and detailed training, diet and nutritional supplement schedules for all athletes and for anyone who just want to lose some weight and/or body fat.