Monthly Archives: June 2016

Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Legumes: The Healthy Diet Pattern

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Sodium Chloride and Bone Health

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Sodium is a cationic metal that is essential to health. However, the Western diet is considered by many researchers to contain too much sodium chloride (table salt). The reason that the Western diet is high in sodium chloride is because … Continue reading →

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High Protein Diets: Acid Load, Calcium Efflux

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington

High protein diets are popular for their weight loss effect. In this regard, high levels of dietary protein is able to cause weight loss possibly through a combination of factors. These include appetite suppression, lean mass accumulation and inefficient metabolic … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Avoid Aerobic Exercise If You Are Overweight

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Acetyl-L-Cartinine Improves Insulin Resistance

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Resveratrol Metabolism

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Bicarbonate: Acid-Base Balance

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The acid-base balance of the blood is a significant determinant of bone health. Poor quality diets and those high in protein can increase the acid load of the body because the metabolism of phosphorus and sulphur is able to form … Continue reading →

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The Role of Nutrition In Acid Base Balance

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Mammals have complex regulatory mechanism that maintain the pH of tissues, including the blood, within a narrow range of limits. This is required because the enzymes that are contained within these tissues are only able to function within narrow ranges … Continue reading →

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Estimates of Acid-Base Status: Protein, Phosphorus, Potassium and Magnesium

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is increasingly being recognised that the acid base balance of the blood is an important determinant of fitness and health. This is evidenced by the observation that alkalinisation of blood is beneficial to athletes in allowing increased ability to … Continue reading →

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Genetic Variation In Fasting Triglyceride Levels

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Genetic differences exist between individuals. We are all roughly the same internally, as we belong to the same species, Homo sapiens. However, within the normal human type small genetic variations alter the way that we respond to our environments. There … Continue reading →

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