Category Archives: Bone Health

Magnesium Retention

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Magnesium is an important macromineral (here) required in gram amounts per day in the adult human diet. Magnesium plays a role as a structural component of bones, and low intakes of magnesium cause the formation of larger more perfectly formed … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D And Bone Loss

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Vitamins D is not a vitamin but a steroid hormone. In this regard it has broad regulatory roles that include the maintenance of proper calcium homeostasis. Increasingly vitamin D deficiencies are being identified in populations living at high latitudes who … Continue reading →

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Dental Caries: Nutritional Considerations

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  The relationship between food and dental health is complex. For dental caries to form there is a requirement for three simultaneous processes to occur. These are the presence of caries inducing microorganisms in the mouth, the presence of food … Continue reading →

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Hypovitaminosis D in the Elderly

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Hypovitaminosis D is a condition characterised by deficient plasma levels of the vitamin D marker 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. A plasma levels of 25(OH)D between 25 and 40 nmol/L (10 and 16 ng/mL) is considered insufficient. Such low plasma levels … Continue reading →

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Western Diets: Poor Mineral Balance

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he macrominerals calcium, sodium, magnesium and potassium are required for a number of important physiological functions in humans. In particular the minerals form a complex interactive system that provides the mechanisms by which nerve impulses are fired and regulated. Correct … Continue reading →

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Alcohol: Improves Bone Mineral Density

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

lcohol consumption is often demonised for its negative effects. However, the nutritional sciences show alcohol consumption to fit a ‘J’-shaped curve with regard heath. At low intakes, alcohol has no effects positive or negative. However, as alcohol consumption rises, beneficial … Continue reading →

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Low Quality Diets Cause Disease: More Evidence

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence from the nutritional sciences suggests that many diseases are caused by low quality diet. Research has traditionally focused on individual micro- and macronutrients and their effects on health outcomes, but increasingly studies are considering the whole diet in relation … Continue reading →

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Fluoride: Bad Bones

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fluoride is routinely added to drinking water (~1 mg/L) to supposedly improve the teeth of children. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that intakes of fluoride in the amount added to drinking water can be potentially deleterious to the … Continue reading →

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Bone Metabolism and Insulin Resistance

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The complexity of the metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance is highlighted by recent findings that the vitamin K dependent protein osteocalcin, is involved in energy metabolism, adiposity and glucose homeostasis. Bone tissue may play a role in glucose metabolism because … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Diet and Calcium Utilisation

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Studies demonstrating the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are accumulating in the scientific literature. Most research has focused specifically on the benefits provided by the antioxidants contained within the diet. However, the diet may have beneficial effects not related … Continue reading →

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