Monthly Archives: June 2014

The Fallacy of Dieting

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Does Sodium Really Cause High Blood Pressure?

The current mainstream medical consensus is that high sodium diets are a cause of elevated blood pressure, and that lowering sodium intake will reduce blood pressure. As with all good lies, this viewpoint is based on a half truth, which … Continue reading

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Why You Should Take a Multivitamin And Mineral Supplement

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Legumes and Lipoprotein Metabolism

The Western diet is increasingly being seen as a primary driver of Western lifestyle diseases. There are a number of reasons why the diet is a poor choice and these include the high red and processed meat content, the poor … Continue reading

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Do Calcium Supplements Prevent Osteoporosis?

Calcium is a major structural component of bone and deficiencies of calcium cause bone abnormalities. However, the interaction between calcium in the diet and bone health is controversial, and studies showing beneficial effects of calcium supplements on osteoporosis are inconsistent, … Continue reading

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The Fibre Intake of Various Countries

Fibre has traditionally been seen as a non-caloric nutritional substance that aided the passage of food through the gut. However, more recently the specialist nutritional literature has changed this viewpoint, and fibre is now considered far more diverse and important … Continue reading

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Chromium Metabolism

Chromium is an essential trace mineral required for the correct function of the insulin receptor. In this regard chromium plays an important role in glucose metabolism. Increasingly it is being recognised that the Western diet supplies insufficient chromium for optimal … Continue reading

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More On Selenium Intakes

Selenium is an important trace mineral required for the correct function of the glutathione peroxidase enzyme. The role of glutathione peroxidase as a cellular antioxidant highlights the importance of selenium in the prevention of disease such as cancer and cardiovascular … Continue reading

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Is A High Salt Diet Really A Macromineral Imbalance?

The current mainstream opinion is that high salt (sodium) diets are a cause of high blood pressure. However, this opinion is controversial because results from studies looking at high sodium diets are not consistent. While some studies do show some … Continue reading

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The Yellow Urine Paradox

Studies show that riboflavin is not required in intakes above around 2 mg per day for a typical adult (here) and excess riboflavin is excreted in the urine. Anyone who has taken B vitamins will know that they can turn … Continue reading

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