Monthly Archives: May 2016

Stress And Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is increasingly being seen as a causative agent in the development of Western lifestyle diseases. Poor diet may contribute significantly to the development of insulin resistance. In particular, low quality foods increase oxidative stress, both through the direct … Continue reading

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Antioxidant: Useful Food Preservatives

Lipid peroxidation is the cause of rancidity in oils and fatty foods are therefore prone to rancidity. Lipid peroxidation occurs when the fatty acids in food are chemically oxidised through loss of electrons, and this can often cause the generation … Continue reading

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Vitamin C and Iron, and Vitamin D and Calcium

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Blood Sugar and Appetite Regulation For Weight Loss

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Herbal Weight Loss Synergism

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Exercise And Its Effects On Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is increasingly being linked to the development of Western lifestyle diseases including obesity and type 2 diabetes. Exercise appears to have both acute and chronic effects on insulin sensitivity. In particular both resistance training and endurance training have … Continue reading

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Insulin Sensitivity: Endurance Versus Resistance Training

Exercise have been shown to have particular insulin sensitising effects. This may relate to the training effect of skeletal muscle, whereby the oxidative capacity of the myocytes increases. The current model of insulin resistance suggests that the accumulation of intramuscular … Continue reading

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The Insulin Sensitivity Paradox

Insulin sensitivity describes the efficiency of cells to transport extracellular glucose across their cell membranes to the interior of the cell. This glucose is then used as a source of energy in respiration, or to synthesise other compounds for storage. … Continue reading

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Traditional Diets and Abdominal Obesity

Abdominal obesity is a condition that describes the accumulation of body fat in the viscera. Abdominal obesity causes an increase in the waist circumference and often a general increase in body weight. Studies show that insulin resistance and the metabolic … Continue reading

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Long Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids From Krill Oil

Fish oils are a good source of the long chain fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n-3)) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)). These fatty acids feed into the omega-3 fatty acid pathway where they provide substrates for the production … Continue reading

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