Category Archives: Endothelial Dysfunction

Whey Protein Lowers Blood Pressure

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Supplemental whey protein has a number of beneficial effects. Whey can be used as a method to increase protein intake and therefore facilitates a greater intake of total dietary protein. This in turn can facilitate a positive nitrogen balance by … Continue reading →

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Grapefruit Flavanones Improve Blood Vessel Health

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Arterial stiffness is one of the physiological changes that is associated with cardiovascular disease. Arteries must be elastic because they deform as pressure increases with blood flow and this ability to deform is a requirement of the maintenance of correct … Continue reading →

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Sodium, Potassium and Blood Pressure

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Cardiovascular disease is often accompanied by blood pressure increases, which likely contribute to the pathology of the disease. One nutritional strategy that is often suggested to counter these rises is a reduction in sodium intake. The traditional medical view is … Continue reading →

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Low Fat Spreads: Treat the Symptoms Not the Cause

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The idea that cholesterol is the cause of the vascular damage seen in the aetiology of atherosclerosis is outdated. The original theory suggested that cholesterol from the diet could cause an increase in the cholesterol levels of the blood, and … Continue reading →

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Dietary Nitrate Improves Vascular Function

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly, deterioration in the nitric oxide levels of vascular tissue is being seen as a pivotal early change in the aetiology of cardiovascular disease. Reductions in nitric oxide levels decrease the ability of the blood vessels to relax in response … Continue reading →

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How Do Almonds Make Healthy Rats?

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Nut have been extensively investigated for their health effects in both humans and animals. Evidence suggest that consumption of nuts has a number of protective effects against disease. In particular nuts appear to have protective effects against cardiovascular disease. However, … Continue reading →

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Antioxidants Protect From Cardiovascular Disease: More Evidence

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Robert Barrington

For decades, time and money has been wasted on propagation of the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease. However, despite intensive propaganda campaigns the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease lies in tatters. And the scientific evidence is clear on the matter, … Continue reading →

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Is Chocolate a Weight Loss Food?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The flavan-3-ols are a subgroup of flavonoids. The flavan-3-ols are found as monomeric units in green tea mainly as catechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate. In black tea the main flavan-3-ols are theaflavins and thearubigins. The monomeric flavan-3-ols are … Continue reading →

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Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The lipid theory of cardiovascular disease states that atherosclerosis, lesions and inelasticity in artery walls, was caused by dietary lipids including saturated fat and cholesterol. However, the scientific evidence does not support this contention and the lipid theory of cardiovascular … Continue reading →

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Cocoa Improves Insulin Resistance

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The oxidative stress theory of insulin resistance suggests that excessive free radical production is a causative agent in the development of insulin resistance. Such free radicals are generated by nutrient overload, possibly through fructose feeding, which increases the de novo … Continue reading →

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