Category Archives: Insulin Resistance

Anthocyanins: Beneficial Glycaemic Agents

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The observation that berries have beneficial glycaemic effects has lead to scientific investigations into the cause of this phenomenon. A number of components within berries have been identified as possessing possible glycaemic effects including the fibre, acids, the natural sugars … Continue reading →

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The Breakfast of Champions

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that centre around the development of insulin resistance. Many Western lifestyle disease including obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are now associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The carbohydrate … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Insulin

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Traditionally, the role for vitamin D in human metabolism has been seen to be one of calcium regulation. Vitamin D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin, and is synthesised endogenously in the skin from the action of ultraviolet light … Continue reading →

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More Evidence That Sugar Is Detrimental To The Health

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is becoming increasingly evident that sugar (sucrose) is detrimental to the health. Animal models and cell culture have shown that it is likely the fructose moiety of sugar that is detrimental. In this regard, fructose is able to detrimentally … Continue reading →

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The Connection Between High Blood Glucose and High Blood Cholesterol

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Eat More Cocoa, Improve Your Health

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Robert Barrington

It is often considered that physiological and mental deterioration occurs inevitably during ageing. For example, muscle mass and blood pressure show detrimental physiological decreases and increases, respectively, as ageing proceeds. Mental function too shows a correlative decline with advancing years … Continue reading →

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Soft Drink Consumption Makes You Fat: More Evidence

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Epidemiology is the study of disease in populations. In this regard, epidemiology deals with associations. Associations are connections between two variables that may not necessarily be cause and effect. For example, fire engines are found at the scenes of accidents, … Continue reading →

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Alkylresorcinols: More Evidence of Beneficial Health Effects

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Alkylresorcinols are a group of phytochemical antioxidants found in cereal grains, particularly wheat, barley and rye. Oats however are not a good source of alkylresorcinols. Chemically alkylresorcinols are 1,3-dihydroxy-5-alkylbenzene homologs with alkyl side chains of 15 to 25 carbons in … Continue reading →

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Whole Grains: Cardioprotective

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Whole grains are defined as food products derived from cereal grains that retain their original bran, germ and endosperm levels. Refined grains have most of the bran and germ layers removed to leave just the starchy endosperm. As the bran … Continue reading →

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How Do Fatty Acids Decrease Insulin Sensitivity?

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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