Monthly Archives: April 2013

Selenium: Depletion and Repletion

elenium is an essential trace mineral required as a co-factor in a number of selenoproteins including selenoprotein P, thioredoxin reductase, and glutathione peroxidise. Of these glutathione peroxidise is particularly well researched with regard its cellular role, whereby it helps maintain … Continue reading

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Forced Energy Restriction: Goodbye Muscle, Hello Weight Regain

Despite realms of scientific evidence suggesting a lack of efficacy, the mainstream medical community continues to dogmatically propagate the myth that forced energy restriction is the treatment of choice for obesity. The purpose of forced energy restriction diets is to … Continue reading

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Caffeine: Thermogenic Enhancer

besity is a complex metabolic disorder that is characterised by insulin resistance. This insulin resistance prevents the correct utilisation of food for energy. Ingested energy is instead partitioned to adipose tissue for storage where it accumulates as abdominal body fat. … Continue reading

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Increase Calcium Intake: Lose Body Fat

Obesity is a complex disease and its underlying aetiology is not fully understood. However, research has consistently reported anti-obesity effects for dietary calcium. Administration of calcium to rodents and humans with calorie restriction appears to causes a decrease in abdominal … Continue reading

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Refined Carbohydrates: The Food Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

he cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is a fraudulent endeavour that has wasted large quantities of tax payers money and has lead to unnecessary medical treatments for many millions of people. That cholesterol in the diet is the cause of … Continue reading

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Plasma Selenium: The Drop Zone

elenium is an essential mineral in human nutrition. Dietary selenium is required because the selenium ion is utilised in the structure of number of selenoproteins. Of the selenoproteins, the most widely known is glutathione peroxidise, an enzyme that catalyses the … Continue reading

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Energy Utilisation: Defective in Obesity

t has been shown that obese individuals have an inability to correctly utilise energy from ingested food. This is as a result of the insulin resistance that is a probably cause of weight gain in the obesity disease. In such … Continue reading

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Very Low Calorie Diets: Dangerous Disinformation

Low and very low calorie diets continue to be used as the main treatment against obesity. This is despite evidence published by the nutritional sciences demonstrating that forced energy restriction diets cause muscle loss and lower resting metabolic rates (RMR) … Continue reading

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More Forced Energy Restriction: More Muscle Loss

orced energy restriction causes muscle loss in obese individuals. This is related to the fact that obesity is a disease characterised by insulin resistance which prevents the correct oxidation of fatty acids and glucose as fuel sources. Reducing calorie intake … Continue reading

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Fibre Type: Glycaemic Index Determinant

ntakes of whole grain foods and legumes have been shown to improve glycaemic response in humans. This provides protection against diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity and cardiovascular disease. One reason for this benefit might be the micronutrients contained within the original … Continue reading

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