Monthly Archives: October 2016

Essential fatty Acids and Anxiety

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Anxiety and related brain disorders are incredibly complex to study as they are to some extent subjective, and also modified by a number of other factors. Whether it is even possible to define anxiety would be debatable, based on the … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The mainstream medical establishment became obsessed with saturated fat over the course of five decades. During this time, propaganda in the form of poor quality ‘science’ was used to vilify dietary saturated fat. In particular, dietary saturated fat was implicated … Continue reading →

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Smoking Cessation and Weight Gain

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is a widely held belief that cigarette smoking causes weight loss. Certainly science supports a role for cigarette smoking in body weight changes. Current evidence suggests that those who smoke cigarettes are protected from weight gain for some reason. … Continue reading →

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Soft Drink Consumption Makes You Fat: More Evidence

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations. In this regard, epidemiology deals with associations. Associations are connections between two variables that may not necessarily be cause and effect. For example, fire engines are found at the scenes of accidents, … Continue reading →

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High Quality Bread Equals High Quality Health

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Bread is a commonly eaten food and has been relied upon as a staple food by most of the World’s population since the origins of agriculture. However, modern manufacturing techniques and consumer tastes has changed the way that bread is … Continue reading →

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Sugary Energy Drinks: killing You Softly

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Saturated Fat Intakes

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Another Reason to Avoid Soy

Posted on October 8, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Alkylresorcinols: More Evidence of Beneficial Health Effects

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Alkylresorcinols are a group of phytochemical antioxidants found in cereal grains, particularly wheat, barley and rye. Oats however are not a good source of alkylresorcinols. Chemically alkylresorcinols are 1,3-dihydroxy-5-alkylbenzene homologs with alkyl side chains of 15 to 25 carbons in … Continue reading →

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More Evidence of Biochemical Individuality: Lycopene

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Robert Barrington

One size fits all nutritional advice is commonplace. Recommendations as to the amount of particular foods we require to obtain certain health outcomes is the norm. Individual biochemistry is nearly never taken into account when making these recommendations. Although government … Continue reading →

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