Monthly Archives: August 2014

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Some nutritional researchers appear to be obsessed by fatty acids and their role in cardiovascular disease. They see lipids in the plaques that grow in arteries and they assume that the fat in the diet is the cause of the … Continue reading →

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Whole Olives

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Olive oil has been researched with regard its beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease. While polyunsaturated fatty acids do appear to show some protective effects against cardiovascular disease, the cardioprotective effects of the monounsaturated fatty acids that predominate in olive oil … Continue reading →

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Medium Chain Triglycerides: When is A Calorie Not A Calorie?

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The energy balance theory of weight gain states that if you eat it and don’t burn it, you’ll store it. This is based on the same tired old mantra that eating too much food makes you fat. However, the nutritional … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D Supplement Time

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Seasonal Variations in Hormones

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Humans are animals and their connection to nature is sometimes forgotten. Animal physiology is influenced by the moon (as so eloquently explained by Michael Colgan), the sun and the seasonal variations in temperature, light and humidity. These environmental factors can … Continue reading →

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Five Food You Might Think Are Healthy But Arn’t

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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How To Eat An Orange

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Lactose Intolerance? Try Yoghurt

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Lactose is the main sugar found in mammalian milk. Lactose intolerance is characterised by a deficiency of the lactose digesting enzyme, lactase, that normally hydrolyses the glycosidic bond in lactose to produce galactose and glucose. Following digestion by lactase, these … Continue reading →

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Oat And Bean Fibre: Differences

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fibre is likely a conditionally essential nutrient. Diets containing carbohydrate must contain fibre or they lead to Western lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and obesity. In this regard refined crystalline sugars appear to be … Continue reading →

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Normal appetite Regulation

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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