Category Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

Fish Oils And Insulin Resistance

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Cold water fish require adaptive mechanisms to cope with living in often icy cold water. Saturated and short chain lipids in their bodies would become solid at these temperatures and so they instead use longer polyunsaturated lipids. Theses are colloquially … Continue reading →

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Food Patterns Associated with Metabolic Syndrome: The Low Fibre Diet

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Poor quality food is a significant driver of insulin resistance, which in turn increases the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome. It is the development of the metabolic syndrome that is the cause of the obesity disease that we currently … Continue reading →

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Foods Associated With Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that centre on the development of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is damaging because it leads to an inability to correctly regulate blood glucose levels, and also causes downstream metabolic problems that … Continue reading →

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Acai Berry and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The acai berry is the berry of the acai palm (Euterpe Oleracea) that grows in parts of South America. The acai berry is taken as a food and as a dietary supplement and evidence suggest that it may possess important … Continue reading →

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Childhood Eating Patterns And Adult Health

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly it is being shown that what we eat as a child play a significant role in future disease risk. This may be one factor that explains the association between poverty and disease. The seeds of obesity may therefore be … 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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Milk Thistle and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Antioxidant, Cholesterol, Glycaemia, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Milk Thistle, Oxidative Stress, Silymarin, Triglycerides / Triacylglycerols | Comments Off on Milk Thistle and Metabolic Syndrome

Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Legumes: The Healthy Diet Pattern

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Acetyl-L-Cartinine Improves Insulin Resistance

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Resveratrol And Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Robert Barrington
Posted in Diabetes, Glycaemia, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Polyphenols, Red Wine, Resveratrol, Stilbenes | Comments Off on Resveratrol And Metabolic Syndrome