Category Archives: Mediterranean Diet

Mediterranean Diet: Stay Young, Longer

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that the Mediterranean diet is beneficial to the health. Traditionally, the Mediterranean diet provides a high intake of green leafy vegetables, fruit and whole grain cereals, with moderate amounts of dairy and meat from fish and fowl. Individually … Continue reading →

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Didj You Get Your Fibre Mate?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Traditional diets may be beneficial to the health because they contain a high fibre to starch ratios. One of the main problems with adoption of the Western diet is that the fibre to starch ratio is low, which deleteriously affects … Continue reading →

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The Decline of the Traditional Diet

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that traditional eating plans such as the Mediterranean, Inuit and Okinawan diets are protective of disease. Despite obvious differences in composition, common characteristics of such traditional diets exist. In particular, traditional diets are low in sugar and refined … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ertain populations around the World are known for their longevity and lack of physical and mental illness. The common theme between these populations is the fact that they eat their traditional diets. These diets vary from place to place, but … Continue reading →

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Another Pizza the Puzzle

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

any individuals consume pasta under the erroneously assumption that it is healthy food. This is based largely on the misconception surrounding the benefit of low fat foods as well as a misunderstanding regarding the traditional diet of Italy. The Mediterranean … Continue reading →

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More on the Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he Mediterranean diet is the traditional diet of populations living around the Mediterranean sea in Europe and North Africa. Evidence is accumulating from epidemiology, animal studies and intervention trials that regular consumption of the diet is beneficial to the health. … Continue reading →

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Obesity: Blame Western Food

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Western nations lead the way in the obesity tables, with the United States ranking as number one. The cause of obesity is not fully understood, but increasingly poor quality diets are being implicated. In particular, diets high in refined carbohydrates, … Continue reading →

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High Quality Diets: Thinking Man’s Food

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ecently a partial shift has occurred in the way the nutritional sciences approach research. Traditionally, single isolated foods were assessed for their health effects, a model based largely on the one used prominently in medicine since its inception. However, a … Continue reading →

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Refined Carbohydrates: The Food Industry’s Dirty Little Secret

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is a fraudulent endeavour that has wasted large quantities of tax payers money and has lead to unnecessary medical treatments for many millions of people. That cholesterol in the diet is the cause of … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate Diets: No Energy Restriction Required

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The general consensus amongst mainstream medicine is that weight loss is only possible through forced energy restriction. The proponents of such diets also sometimes suggest the use of forced physical activity to further increase the energy deficit. However, even in … Continue reading →

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