Monthly Archives: March 2016

Alpha Lipoic Acid Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Alpha lipoic acid, sometimes called thioctic acid, is an endogenously synthesised coenzyme in human metabolism. Its primary role is as a cofactor in mitochondrial dehydrogenase complexes, and it is therefore pivotal in energy producing pathways. However, alpha lipoic acid has … Continue reading

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Acetyl L-Carnitine Improves Glucose Control

L-carnitine is a non-essential nonproteinaceous amino acid in human nutrition. L-carnitine is manufactured in humans, but can be ingested in the diet, with good sources being animal flesh. L-carnitine is involved in the transport of long chain fatty acids into … Continue reading

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Is Resveratrol Bioavailable in Humans?

Resveratrol is one of the major polyphenolic components of red wine. Polyphenols are a group of chemicals that have been shown to have beneficial health effects in humans. However, for polyphenols to be beneficial, they must be absorbed, and there … Continue reading

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Resveratrol Has Insulin-Like Effects

Ethanol is thought to have particular metabolic effects that induce the oxidation of fatty acids. This may include stimulation of MEOS (microsomal enzyme oxidising system) in the liver. While chronic intakes of ethanol are detrimental to the liver because they … Continue reading

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Nutritional Aspects of Cell Culture Experiments

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Iron Absorption From Soy

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Are You Getting Enough Chromium?

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Ethanol Protects Rats from Fructose

Fructose fed rats develop insulin resistance in just a short period. In some cases high intakes of refined crystalline fructose, or refined crystalline sucrose, causes insulin resistance in rats in just a few weeks. The development of fructose induced insulin … Continue reading

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Antidiabetic Cinnamon

The free radical theory of obesity suggests that nutrient overload in the cells of the body induces the production of free radicals. This occurs because the energy that floods the cells increases flux down the electron transport chain and this … Continue reading

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High Carbohydrate Diets Increase Lipid Formation

Insulin resistance is the pivotal factor in many Western lifestyle diseases. The metabolic changes that accompany insulin resistance leads to cellular dysfunction and this in turn leads to the diseases of the West, particularly obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. One … Continue reading

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