Monthly Archives: October 2013

Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: The Sword of Damocles

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

yclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors are a sub-group of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs, that include common over the counter medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen, inhibit the cyclooxygenase enzymes non-selectively. Cyclooxygenases are a group of enzymes required for eicosanoid (prostanoid) … Continue reading →

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The Maasai: More Cholesterol Absurdities

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

 scientific theory can be thought of as a chain of evidence. Each piece of evidence links to the next in order to provide the required observational premise for the construction of a coherent and continuous path to the truth. The … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Pro-oxidant Obfuscation

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

hey say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. This adage is never more true when it comes to medical professionals commenting on nutrition. Nutrition and human metabolism are highly complex subjects that require years of study to understand … Continue reading →

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Alkylresorcinols: Whole Grain Antioxidants

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alkylresorcinols are lipid polyphenols which structurally possess a long aliphatic chains with a polyphenolic resorcinol head. Alkylresorcinols are found in the bran of cereal grains of wheat, rye and barley, but are generally rare in nature and so present in … Continue reading →

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The Decline of the Traditional Diet

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that traditional eating plans such as the Mediterranean, Inuit and Okinawan diets are protective of disease. Despite obvious differences in composition, common characteristics of such traditional diets exist. In particular, traditional diets are low in sugar and refined … Continue reading →

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Plasma Fatty Acids and Body Fat

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ietary fat is digestion begins within the mouth and stomach by the action of salivary lipase, and is subsequently completed in the small intestine by the action of pancreatic lipase. This process is enhanced in the duodenum by the action … Continue reading →

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The Parable of the Greedy Lazy Car

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Please read the parable here.

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The B6 Essential Fatty Acid Connection

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

eficiencies of vitamin B6 are known to increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms for this was first described by Kilmer McCully in his seminal paper in the 1960’s, in which he investigated cardiovascular disease risk in young … Continue reading →

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Proton Load

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

utritional scientists have recently acknowledge what has been known to nutritionists for many decades. That the ratio of dietary protein to potassium determines the acid load that is placed on the tissues through the blood, and that this in turn … Continue reading →

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Vitamin E Biomarkers and Metabolites

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

iomarkers for vitamin status are useful because they allow intakes to be modulated to provide improved disease resistance. Without accurate and reliable biomarkers for vitamins only guesswork can be used to estimate requirements, and this has the inherent problem of … Continue reading →

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