Category Archives: Eggs

Dietary Cholesterol is Not Bad

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington

A number of changes to blood lipids have been identified that alter the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. These including increases in plasma low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, increases in triglycerides, increases in lipoprotein(a), decreases in high density lipoprotein (HDL) … Continue reading →

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Free Range, Organic or Grain Fed Produce?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It used to be the case that only conventionally grown animal produce was available. However more recently consumer demand has driven a plethora of traditional and alternative farming techniques that provide the market with a range of different quality animal … Continue reading →

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Red Meat and Cholesterol Levels

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Proponents of the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease believe that cholesterol and saturated fat in the diet cause elevations in plasma cholesterol levels and that this in turn causes the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. This theory was popularised … Continue reading →

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Are Eggs Good For The Heart?

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Eggs have been part of the human diet since the chicken was first domesticated in Asia over 4000 years ago. Many people believe that eggs are detrimental to the health because they are energy (calorie), saturated fat and cholesterol dense. … Continue reading →

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Animal Produce Nomenclature

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Antioxidants to Protect the Eyes

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, and this is more true in developing nations where surgery for cataracts is less common. Cell culture experiments suggest that oxidative stress plays a role in the formation of cataracts … Continue reading →

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Four Healthy Fast Foods

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Eggs Are a Healthy Food

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Cardiovascular Disease: More Stuff ‘They’ Don’t Want You To Know

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Cardiovascular disease is big money. The monetisation of a disease may seem strange, yet that is the current business model of pharmaceutical companies. They need disease in order to profit because they only manufacture drugs that treat symptoms once a … Continue reading →

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Foods?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D can be absorbed from food or produced in the skin via the action of sunlight. Once in the bloodstream, vitamin D is hydroxylated to 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the biologically active form of the vitamin. Discrepancies between the 25-hydroxyvitamin D … Continue reading →

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