Category Archives: Glucagon-like Peptide 1

Replacing Soft Drinks with Fruit

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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High Quality Bread Equals High Quality Health

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Bread is a commonly eaten food and has been relied upon as a staple food by most of the World’s population since the origins of agriculture. However, modern manufacturing techniques and consumer tastes has changed the way that bread is … Continue reading →

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Isomaltose Versus Sucrose: Postprandial Comparison

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly is it being shown that the glycaemic response following a meal is a significant contributor to the risk of disease. Meals or foods that produce high glycaemic responses are now thought to contribute to the development of insulin resistance … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on Sucrose as a Metabolic Poison

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of a fructose and glucose moiety linked through a glucosidic bond. When ingested sucrose is hydrolysed by the sucrase enzyme to form fructose and glucose within the small intestine. The glucose and fructose are then … Continue reading →

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Fibre and Protein: Weight Loss Foods

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Protein is a weight loss food. Evidence from the nutritional literature suggests that eating a high protein diet causes weight loss in those who are overweight. The reason for this in not clear, but the weight loss effects of protein … Continue reading →

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Copepod Wax Esters: Novel Fat Loss Supplement?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Studies on mice show that crude oil extracted from the planktonic copepod Calanus finmarchicus is beneficial at preventing diet induced obesity. In particular, mice fed an obesogenic diet were protected from abdominal obesity, hepatic steatosis, inflammation and insulin resistance by … Continue reading →

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Protein and Lipids: Effects on Gut Function

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The dietary macronutrients are protein, carbohydrate and lipids. As well as providing substances required for metabolic regulation, these macronutrients have differing and interesting effects on gut function. In fact the basis of many weight loss diets is through manipulation of … Continue reading →

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Protein: Gut Hormones and Satiety

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High protein diets show weight loss effect when compared to high fat or high carbohydrate diets. The reason for this is unknown, but protein has satiety inducing effects and this may contribute to its anti-obesogenic effects. The mechanisms by which … Continue reading →

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The Glycaemic Effect of Protein

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

n elevated glycaemic response to food is increasingly being seen as a causative factor in the aetiology of the metabolic syndrome. This is problematic because the metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and type … Continue reading →

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Is the Brain a Digestive Organ?

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The perceived energy content of foods is predictive of the self-reported appetite sensations elicited thereafter. Further, sensory experience, which may include the visual appeal of packaging, the aroma, or the associations drawn through advertising and branding, are known to affect … Continue reading →

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