Monthly Archives: March 2016

Emergy Restriction and Longevity

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Inflammation and insulin resistance

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Oxidative stress is associated with insulin resistance. One of the possible drivers of oxidative stress is inflammation. Evidence shows that the obese have raised levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the plasma and in tissues. This may explain the … Continue reading →

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Vitamin E Protects from the Damaging Effects of Fructose

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington

High fructose diets have been shown to induce insulin resistance within a few weeks when fed to rats. Studies involving rats were initially criticised because the amount of fructose used was deemed too high to be relevant to human nutrition. … Continue reading →

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Vanadium Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Vanadium is an essential mineral in mammals, and both tetravalent and pentavalent vanadium compounds are important biologically. Vanadyl salts such as vanadyl sulphate are available commercially in supplement form. Vanadium has been observed to have an insulin mimetic effect, with … Continue reading →

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Which Foods Make Us Fat?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly it is being evidenced that low quality foods are the cause of weight gain. High quality foods can be eaten ad libitum without changes in body weight, but lower quality foods do not share this property. When low quality … Continue reading →

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