Category Archives: IDL

The Connection Between High Blood Glucose and High Blood Cholesterol

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Legumes and Lipoprotein Metabolism

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The Western diet is increasingly being seen as a primary driver of Western lifestyle diseases. There are a number of reasons why the diet is a poor choice and these include the high red and processed meat content, the poor … Continue reading →

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More on Berries and Lipoproteins

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that consumption of berries may confer protection against cardiovascular disease. Berries such as blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus), raspberries (Rubus ideaus) and black currents (Ribes nigrumare) good sources of flavonoids, and some evidence suggest that these compounds may modulate … Continue reading →

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More Cholesterol Lowering Nutrients: Olive Oil

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that a number of nutrients and dietary factors are able to cause beneficial changes to plasma lipoprotein levels. In many cases the effects are superior to pharmaceutical drugs because not only are the physiological effects of the nutrients … Continue reading →

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More on Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The mainstream medical consensus is that high intakes of dietary cholesterol are the cause of atherosclerosis and that this increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, this theory is provably erroneous, as a large body of evidence in the literature … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Effects of Fructose: Not Good

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is erroneous and that naturally occurring dietary lipids are not the cause of atherosclerosis. Instead, research has consistently shown that carbohydrate in the diet is the cause of cardiovascular disease. In … Continue reading →

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Tocotrienols Lower Plasma Cholesterol

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A number of nutrients are known to lower plasma concentrations of cholesterol in humans. Garlic and fibre for example, are well studied and have been shown repeatedly to be as effective as pharmaceuticals at lowering cholesterol concentrations. The tocotrienols have … Continue reading →

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Fish Oils for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Insulin resistance is thought to lead to the development of the metabolic syndrome, a condition characterised by serious metabolic dysfunction. One such associated abnormality is dyslipidaemia, which usually manifests itself as raised plasma levels of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) … Continue reading →

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Niacin and Cholesterol

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ccording to proponents of the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease, dietary cholesterol raises plasma levels of certain lipoproteins, which leads to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. The treatment for this problem is claimed to be the administration of … Continue reading →

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Gradient Density Centrifugation: Lipoproteins

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Lipoproteins are protein, phospholipid and cholesterol structures that are used to transport lipids in plasma. Lipoproteins are required for this transport role because lipids do not dissolve in the aqueous environment of the blood. A number of different lipoproteins classes … Continue reading →

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