Category Archives: Docosahexaenoic Acid

Are Fish Oil Supplements Beneficial During Pregnancy?

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Many aspects of nutrition are described as controversial. In scientific parlance, this means that evidence is divided and could be used to support a number of different and opposing conclusions regarding a particular aspect of nutritional science. Such controversy is … Continue reading →

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Treating Inflammation with Nutrition

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Inflammation is a necessary physiological reaction by the tissues of animals to damage, infection and invasion by pathogens. This process is highly complex, but is designed to provide defence to tissues by supplying immunological components and physical barriers to possible … Continue reading →

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Omega 3 Fats and Cancer Risk

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Omega 3 fats are a group of polyunsaturated fats defined chemically by their structure. In this regard they have their first double bond 3 carbons from their terminal methyl end. Nutritionally the omega 3 fats are important because the group … Continue reading →

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Novel Metabolites of Fish Oils

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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The Omega-3 to Omega-6 Ratio: Cardioprotection

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Humans require two fatty acids to be present in their diet. These fatty acids, alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) belong to the omega-3 and omega-6 family of polyunsaturated fatty acids, respectively. A daily … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Nutrients and Periodontal Disease

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Fish Oils And Insulin Resistance

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Cold water fish require adaptive mechanisms to cope with living in often icy cold water. Saturated and short chain lipids in their bodies would become solid at these temperatures and so they instead use longer polyunsaturated lipids. Theses are colloquially … Continue reading →

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Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (DHA and EPA)

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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B Vitamin and Fish Oils: Brain Protection?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It is often assumed that cognitive decline is a normal part of ageing, and to some extent this is true. However, the decline if often exaggerated considerably by poor diet and Western lifestyle habits. Evidence from populations that eat high … Continue reading →

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Fish Oils, Insulin Sensitivity and Muscle Mass

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Insulin sensitivity refers to the ability of cells to respond to the hormone insulin. Cells possess insulin receptors on their cell membranes and these receptors bind insulin that circulates in the blood following release from the pancreas. Once activated by … Continue reading →

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