Monthly Archives: February 2017

Breastfeeding and Obesity

A large body of evidence suggests that breastfeeding is superior to formula feeding. The reason for this is not fully understood, but a number of nutritional differences exist between breastmilk and formula milk that could explain the discrepancy. Of particular … Continue reading

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Protein Before Bed: Muscle Mass Gains

It has been well reported that resistance training increases dietary protein requirements. This is based on the accelerated protein turnover that occurs in skeletal muscle during periods of intense exercise. Studies show that during periods of hard resistance training, protein … Continue reading

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Have You Taken Your Hesperidin and Narirutin Today?

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The Forgotten Antioxidant: Urate

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Onions For Arthritis?

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Colonic Digestion

The digestion and absorption of food is an interesting and not fully understood topic. The lack of understanding stems from the difficulty is accessing the absorptive surfaces of the gut to be able to measure the transport of nutrients, and … Continue reading

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Food Quality: How Much Processed Food Do Americans Eat?

There is good evidence that the high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are caused by the low quality processed foods that are commonly consumed by Westerners. Processed foods include a wide variety of products, but most … Continue reading

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Vitamin B6 Mortality and Inflammation

Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal) is an essential nutrients that acts as a cofactor to a large number of important enzymes in human metabolic pathways. Good sources of vitamin B6 include cereal grains, turkey, nuts and seeds, organ meat, fish and some … Continue reading

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A Positive Outlook on Life

A lot is written about health and the effects of nutrition of disease. In this respect, the role of nutrition in the maintenance of physical health receives the lion’s share of the attention, mainly in relation to weight loss and … Continue reading

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Diabetes

Vitamin D is a hormone synthesised in the skin via the action of ultraviolet light on cholesterol. Vitamin D can be consumed from food, but foods containing high amounts of vitamin D are not commonly consumed in the Western diet. … Continue reading

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