Category Archives: Mortality

The Obesity Paradox (Addendum)

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The obesity paradox describes the apparent contradiction that despite a large energy intake and massive fat reserves, the obesity disease is perceived by the hypothalamus as one of starvation. This explains the total failure of calorie restriction and exercise to … Continue reading →

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The Obesity Paradox

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Traditionally obesity has been associated with an increased risk of disease, and it is often assumed from this that obesity also increases the risk of mortality. This makes sense because obesity is a disease characterised by metabolic dysfunction involving increased … Continue reading →

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High Fat Diets are Healthy

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he recent advice to limit intakes of dietary fat has been a disaster for health. Medical recommendations to lower fat and cholesterol intakes, based on the erroneous cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease, have caused an epidemic of obesity in Western … 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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Body Mass Index and Mortality

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

here is some controversy as to whether excess weight increases mortality. Conventional wisdom suggests that being overweight increases the risk of disease and death, and to a certain extent this is true. However, researchers and the mainstream medical establishment have … Continue reading →

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Low Cholesterol Levels Increase Mortality

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Proponents of the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease claim that dietary cholesterol and saturated fat cause elevations in plasma cholesterol. This they claim is the cause of atherosclerosis which increases risk of cardiovascular disease. However, this line of reasoning is … Continue reading →

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Diet Quality and Mortality

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Rather than focussing on individual dietary components, some researchers have studied the effects of entire diets on disease risk. As a result, a number of dietary assessment indices have been created in an attempt to better measure diet quality. Three … Continue reading →

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Energy Restriction and Longevity

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Mammalian research suggests that long-term calorie reduction is associated with life extension. The telomere is the repetitive nucleotide sequence at the end of a chromatid that protects the chromosomes from fusion during replication. As mammals age, this telomere shortens, with … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Mortality Risk

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D has traditionally been associated solely with the classic deficiency diseases of osteomalacia and rickets in adults and children, respectively.  However, this viewpoint has been challenged with recent researcher suggesting that vitamin D plays a much wider role in … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is the traditional diet of populations living in southern Europe and parts of North Africa. The diet consists of high intakes of whole grains, olives, extra virgin olive oil, fish and red wine, with low intakes of … Continue reading →

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