Category Archives: Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cholesterol Levels

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Polyunsaturated fatty acids have some interesting nutritional properties. In particular, they are known to have beneficial effects on plasma levels of certain lipoproteins. Evidence suggests that polyunsaturated fatty acid consumption results in lower plasma levels of both the very low … Continue reading →

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More on Plasma Cholesterol

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease is problematic for a number of reasons. However, most importantly, evidence suggest that dietary cholesterol does not cause elevations in plasma cholesterol. Many feeding studies attest to the inconsistency of dietary cholesterol to cause … Continue reading →

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Dietary Fatty Acids: Classification

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fatty acids are hydrocarbon chains with a carboxylic acid at one end and a methyl group at the other. The dietary fatty acids are a diverse group of lipids and as a result they can be classified in a number … Continue reading →

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Unsaturated Fatty Acids: Beyond Eicosanoids

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Unsaturated fatty acids are those that possess a double bond within their structure. A monounsaturated fatty acids therefore has a single double bond, whereas the prefix ‘poly’ signifies multiple double bonds. Unsaturated oils are those that contain a predominance of … 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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More Cholesterol Lowering Nutrients: Rice Bran oil

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

 number of nutrients have been researched for their ability to lower plasma cholesterol concentrations in humans. In many cases the lowering effects are as great or greater than the current cholesterol lowering drugs of choice, the statins. However, the nutrients … Continue reading →

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Subcutaneous Fat: Not All the Same

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fat storage is more complex than portrayed by the medical establishment. Fat stored in the abdominal compartment is associated with an increased risk of mortality. This fat is not visible, and is often present in normal weight individuals. Deep abdominal … Continue reading →

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Storing Oils

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ils are fats that are liquid at room temperature. The more polyunsaturated the oil, the more unstable the oil will be. This is because the double bonds in the hydrocarbon chain increase the reactivity of the oil, causing chemical oxidation … Continue reading →

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Diet and Disease

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The impact of diet on long-term health is evident from the literature, with many studies highlighting the benefits of improved diet quality on reductions in mortality and morbidity. Much of the damage from a poor quality diet is caused by … Continue reading →

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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and PPAR

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) family are ligand-activated nuclear transcription factors involved in the regulation of lipid metabolism through gene expression of peroxisome number. It is thought that the PPAR are activated by C18 to C22 n-3 and n-6 fatty … Continue reading →

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