Category Archives: Abdominal Obesity

Waiting For An Idea To Die: The Energy Balance Theory Of Weight Gain

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The energy balance theory of weight gain is popular because it is simple and seems plausible. Basically, the theory states that if you consume it and don’t burn it, you’ll store it. In more technical language, the amount of fat … Continue reading →

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Sugar Sweetened Beverages: Pain and Death In A Can

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High intakes of simple sugars are associated with disease. Natural sugars are found in plant foods such as fruits and vegetables. In general where sugars are found however, they are always accompanied by high amounts of dietary fibre. This fibre … Continue reading →

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More On Diet Quality And Exercise

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The current mainstream opinion is that only energy restriction, either through increased exercise or decreased food intake, can ultimately result in weight loss. However, despite dogmatic defence of this opinion, the nutritional literature is increasingly highlighting diet quality as being … Continue reading →

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Does Overeating Cause Weight Gain?

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Many people assume that the only way to lose weight is to undertake a period of forced energy restriction and to perform aerobic style exercise. This is done in the belief that a negative energy balance will cause the fat … Continue reading →

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More On High Fat Diets

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Current medical recommendations are to limit fat intake to around 30 % of calorie intake to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the association between high fat diets and disease is controversial. That being said, the nutritional literature does … Continue reading →

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More On Obesity And Physical Activity

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Robert Barrington

There is an association between physical activity and body weight. In this regard those that perform more physical activity have lower body weights. It is generally accepted that this association has the physical activity as the causative factor which implies … Continue reading →

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Sudden Infant Death And GLA

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Sudden infant death syndrome SIDS is not fully understood. A number of theories have been presented to explain this unfortunate and devastating event, some of which involve nutritional mechanisms. In 1980, a theory was presented by Johnson and his coworkers … Continue reading →

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Fructose: More Bad News (Death And Disease Again)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High concentrations of fructose are detrimental because fructose in excess is converted to fatty acids which accumulate in the liver and cause insulin resistance. In nature fructose is found in two main repositories, fruit and honey. The fructose in fruit … Continue reading →

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Starvation State Following Weight Loss

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Mainstream propaganda claims that obesity is caused by laziness and greed. This propaganda originates from the food industry and their paid agents. It is important for the food industry to convince the population that the food they eat is safe. … Continue reading →

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Fructose Consumption: The Road To Ruin

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Fructose consumption has increased in recent decades as soft drinks have been more widely marketed. In the United States soft drinks tend to be sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, but in Europe sugar is used. Between 1977 and … Continue reading →

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