Category Archives: Body Fat

The Nordic Diet: Fat Loss Without Calorie Counting

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The energy balance theory of weight gain is a clever propaganda ruse. Spread surreptitiously by the food industry and the diet industry (really one in the same) deep into the subconsciousness of the general population, this theory is poison. Based … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics: Mortality in Scotland

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Fat people are unhealthy. Or at least that is what we are told. The ‘fact’ that fatness and mortality show a linear association is a very widely held belief amongst the medical community and the general population alike. However, a … Continue reading →

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Refined Carbohydrates Can Be Beneficial To Weight Loss

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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The Three Biggest Mistakes People Make When Trying to Lose Body Fat

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Central Adiposity: Harbinger of Doom

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The body mass index (BMI) is the current accepted medical technique for assessing the degree to which a subject is overweight, and by extrapolation their risk of cardiovascular disease. The Worlds Health Organisation (WHO) has BMI classifications for normal weight, … Continue reading →

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Forced Calorie Restriction Diets: More Evidence of Failure

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Many people believe that fat loss is only possible with forced calorie restriction. This is so ingrained in the psyche of the mainstream arena that to question the idea results in an incredulous response. That forced calorie restriction does not … Continue reading →

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Sugar Sugar Everywhere

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

raditional diets are devoid of meaningful levels of refined carbohydrates, particularly sugar. However, changes to the composition of the typical human diet have occurred over the last 100 years in Western nations. The increasing intakes of sugar and other fructose … Continue reading →

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Body Mass index or Waist Circumference for Measuring Obesity?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is of serious concern because of the high mortality caused by its associated diseases. In fact, obesity now kills more people than any other condition. Diagnosis of obesity is usually done by calculating the body mass index (BMI), a … Continue reading →

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So What about Fat Loss in Metabolically Normal Individuals?

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a metabolic condition and neither exercise nor forced energy restriction is effective at causing long-term weight loss. Obesity is characterised by fat deposits in and around the organs, especially the liver, that results in an increased waist to … Continue reading →

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Education and Body Fat

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A number of studies have investigated the relationship between socioeconomic status and health in both developing and developed nations. Generally low socioeconomic status increases the risk of ill health in developing nations, but in the Western nations it also increase … Continue reading →

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