Category Archives: Insulin

25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Diabetes

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is a hormone synthesised in the skin via the action of ultraviolet light on cholesterol. Vitamin D can be consumed from food, but foods containing high amounts of vitamin D are not commonly consumed in the Western diet. … Continue reading →

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Bad Science Watch: Muddying the Water Over Dairy

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

A large number of studies have shown that consuming dairy products is associated with improved sensitivity to the insulin system. This may relate to the calcium or conjugated linoleic acid content of dairy products, both of which have insulin sensitising … Continue reading →

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More On Insulin and Appetite

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Insulin plays a significant role in the postprandial reduction in appetite (here). In its role as a satiety signal, insulin passess through the blood brain barrier and into the central nervous system, where it interacts with receptors in the hypothalamus … Continue reading →

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The Role of the Hypothalamus in Weight Gain

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The body possesses a complex feedback mechanisms to ensure adequate energy intake. This feedback mechanisms is located mainly in the hypothalamus and involves neuronal and hormonal mechanisms. Evidence is accumulating that it is a dysfunction in this system that is … Continue reading →

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Chromium For Insulin and Glucose Metabolism

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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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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Magnesium And Blood Sugar Control

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The release of insulin from the pancreas is caused in part by interaction with glucose to receptors on the cell membrane and the activation of ATP-sensitive potassium ion (K+) channels. In this respect, depolarisation of the cell membrane results in … Continue reading →

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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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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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