Category Archives: Fatty Acids

Another Early Cholesterol Paper: Let’s Rip This One Apart For Fun

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The cholesterol or lipid theory of cardiovascular disease states that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat are the cause of atherosclerosis, which in turn is the cause of cardiovascular disease. This hypothesis was made popular by Ancel Keys in his Seven … Continue reading →

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Genes Play A Role

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition is increasingly being linked to poor diet. In particular, increased consumption of fructose may overload the liver with energy, and this increases the rate of fatty acid synthesis through the de novo … Continue reading →

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Full Fat Dairy: Improves Insulin Sensitivity?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Dairy product consumption is associated with a lower body weight. Animal studies as well as human observational studies and human clinical trials attest to the weight loss effects of dairy products. The reason for the ability of dairy foods to … Continue reading →

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Are Some People Fat Sensitive?

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Robert Barrington

It is generally accepted that some individuals are carbohydrate sensitive. Such individuals tend to have poor blood sugar control in response to grains and other concentrated sources of starch. Following large intakes of carbohydrates sensitive individuals tend to get rapid … Continue reading →

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Fat Head: How Dietary Fatty Acids Determine Mental Function

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Most people consider fatty acids in the diet in terms of their energy content, and this is because fatty acids possess hydrocarbon chains which makes them a concentrated form of energy. In contrast proteins are known more for their use … Continue reading →

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Butter Fat As An Alternative To Coconut Fat

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The coconut is unique amongst plants in that it contains a high amount of saturated fat. Most other plant fats in contrast are polyunsaturated or monounsaturated in their structure. Coconut is also a fairly unique food because the saturated fats … Continue reading →

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Oxidised Fats: Toxic Waste?

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Unsaturated fats are those with a double bond in their carbon chain. This gives the molecules a pronounced kink which is characteristic of this group of fats. However, unsaturated fats are useful in human nutrition for a number of reasons … Continue reading →

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More on the Omega 6 to Omega 3 Fatty Acid Ratio: Cognition in Children

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The essential fatty acids alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) are required in the diet because they are essential to health but cannot be synthesised in the body. These two polyunsaturated fatty acids pass … Continue reading →

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Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Some nutritional researchers appear to be obsessed by fatty acids and their role in cardiovascular disease. They see lipids in the plaques that grow in arteries and they assume that the fat in the diet is the cause of the … Continue reading →

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Refined and Unrefined Oils

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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