Monthly Archives: November 2015

Postprandial Effects: Glucose Versus Fructose

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Is Fibre Conditionally Essential? More Evidence

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fibre is a heterogenous group of non-digestible plant polysaccharides. Dietary fibre has traditionally been considered required to add roughage to food, and little more. However, more recently dietary fibre of various varieties has been shown to have wide ranging … Continue reading →

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The Minor Fat Constituents In The Typical Western Diet

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington

There are a number of minor lipid or fat constituents of the normal human diet that are worthy of any discussion involving fat loss. In particular conjugated linoleic acid and lecithin are minor dietary components that have useful fat loss … Continue reading →

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Carbohydrates Foods Are Not All Equal

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Carbohydrate foods describe those with digestible starch. Bread, pasta, potato and rice are all carbohydrate foods and all contain high amounts of starch. Carbohydrates also include simple sugars such as lactose, glucose and fructose. Carbohydrate foods are interesting nutritionally because … Continue reading →

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More on Biochemical Individuality and Weight Gain

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a highly complex phenomenon that is not fully understood. The traditional viewpoint, and one that is still enshrined in the mainstream today, is that weight gain is a simple case of eating too much food and performing too … Continue reading →

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Green Tea Studies: Are They Conclusive?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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More Evidence of Iron and Folic Acid Deficiencies

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Is Iron Really the Most Common Nutritional Deficiency in the World? Iron is said to be the most common nutritional deficiency in the World today. This is not surprising in developing countries as the access to red meat is low, … Continue reading →

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Fat As A Storage Compound

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Fatty acids are a group of non-polar (non-water soluble) molecules that comprise of a carbon chain with a hydroxyl group and oxygen molecule at one end and a methyl group at the other. The chain lengths vary, but generally the … Continue reading →

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Medical Doctors and Nutrition

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Protein Synthesis Rates: Should We Eat Protein During The Night?

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Proteinaceous tissue, including skeletal muscle, is in a constant state of flux. In this regard skeletal muscle is constantly restructured and the size of the muscle pool within the body is therefore determined by the balance between the catabolic and … Continue reading →

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