Monthly Archives: February 2024

Essential Fatty Acid Metabolism: The Effects of Ageing

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Robert Barrington

In human nutrition, the two essential fatty acids are alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)). These two fatty acids are essential to the health and without them death is inevitable. For the body to … Continue reading →

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Food  Sources of Alpha-Linolenic Acid 

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is one of the two essential fatty acids required for human health. An absence of adequate ALA in the diet is fatal and an imbalance of ALA with the other essential fatty acid linoleic acid … Continue reading →

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Probiotics for Daily Use?

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Robert Barrington

A number of studies have suggested that certain profiles of gut microorganisms may have a beneficial effect on health and that certain detrimental gut microorganisms may be associated with ill health. The association between the gut microbiota profile and the … Continue reading →

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Tinned Mackerel in Tomato Sauce: Better Preservation of Fats?

Posted on February 12, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Tinned mackerel is a healthy food because not only does it provide a good source of protein, but it also provides long-chain marine oils that can feed into the essential fatty acid pathway. This makes it a great source of … Continue reading →

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Multivitamin Multimineral Supplements During Weight Loss

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Multivitamin and multivitamin supplements have been shown to provide support for a balanced diet and to provide a useful tool at optimising essential nutrients. Multivitamin and multimineral supplements are important because they can provide insurance for shortfalls in the diet, … Continue reading →

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Peanut Oil: Effects on Body Composition

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Peanuts became popular as a mainstream food when they were made into peanut butter for their protein content. The high protein content of peanuts, as well as the high fibre content common to all pulses suggest that peanuts may possess … Continue reading →

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Whey Protein as a Health Food

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Whey protein has become a popular supplement amongst athletes, but its traditional use has been in animal and food manufacturing as an additive to other foods. Modern supplemental whey protein is highly processed, but this processing may ironically increase the … Continue reading →

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Glycine and Sleep Quality

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Glycine is a non-essential amino acid in human nutrition. This means that the cells of the body are able to synthesise glycine from other amino acids and in this regard there is no requirement to provide a dietary source. The … Continue reading →

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Can L-Taurine Aid Weight Loss?

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Robert Barrington

L-Taurine is a non essential amino acid. However, despite its lack of essentiality, L-taurine is still very important in human nutrition. Supplemental L-taurine appears to have a number of beneficial effects and one of these may be the normalisation of … Continue reading →

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Flax Oil and Antioxidants

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Flax oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, and in particular is rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)). Being a polyunsaturated fatty acid, ALA is susceptible to rancidity as it reacts rapidly with oxygen, a reaction that is speeded … Continue reading →

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