Monthly Archives: December 2014

Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency: A Case Study

Humans require a dietary source of alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18: 3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)). These essential fatty acids are required for the production of eicosanoids, short-lived hormone-like substances that regulate all maner of cell functions … Continue reading

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Resting Metabolic Rate Increases With Body Weight

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the energy expended by the body at rest with the individual sitting or lying. In other words it is the energy required for normal metabolic and homeostatic regulation. The basal metabolic rate is similar … Continue reading

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Are Some People Fat Sensitive?

It is generally accepted that some individuals are carbohydrate sensitive. Such individuals tend to have poor blood sugar control in response to grains and other concentrated sources of starch. Following large intakes of carbohydrates sensitive individuals tend to get rapid … Continue reading

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Brussels Sprouts as a Source of Glucosinolates

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Ephedra: The Best Weight Loss Herb You Can’t Buy

The ephedra species are tall plants that grow in arid regions of the World. Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) is also called Ma Huang and is the species found in Asia, whereas European ephedra (Ephedra distachya) is the form found in … Continue reading

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Animal Produce Nomenclature

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Bromelain: Anti-inflammatory Compounds

Bromelain is a group of proteolytic (protein digesting) enzymes that are found in high concentrations in the pineapple (Ananas comosus). Bromelain is similar to the sulfhydryl proteases papain from papayas and ficin from figs. Bromelain can be obtained by eating … Continue reading

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SAM: Associated With Adiposity

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is an intermediate high energy compound of the methionine to homocysteine pathway. Methionine is an essential amino acid in human nutrition, and is derived mainly from animal protein in the diet of Westerners. Methionine is converted to SAM, … Continue reading

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Equol: An Important Dietary Metabolite From Soy

The soya bean has some interesting nutritional properties. As well as providing high quality protein almost equal in quality to that of animal protein, the soya bean also contains a number of phytochemicals that are important in human nutrition. Of … Continue reading

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A Big Bag of Junk: The Metabolic Cost

It is often assumed that science occurs in laboratories and that the use of science is reserved for those with doctorates or specialist training. But in reality science is just the observation of phenomena and the use of these observations … Continue reading

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