Category Archives: Red meat

Meat and Potatoes: Associated with Poor Cognitive Function

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Robert Barrington

A recent study observed an association between consumption of meat, potatoes, gravy and butter with poor cognitive function. The study that was performed on subjects in the United Kingdom, included just under 2000 elderly individuals, and the data on the … Continue reading →

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A High Protein Diet? What Do You Mean?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Robert Barrington

As I have previously discussed, ‘high fat diets’ is a meaningless term unless some degree of detail is provided to add some qualification to the statement. Dietary fats, actually dietary lipids, are a heterogeneous group of compounds which when consumed … Continue reading →

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Diet Quality and Breast Cancer

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The quality of the diet can be defined by the foods it contains. Generally those diets containing refined carbohydrates, processed meats, preservatives and additives, as well as large quantities of modified fats, whilst absent of essential nutrients, fibre and antioxidants, … Continue reading →

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Foods Associated With Weight Changes

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Resveratrol Has Insulin-Like Effects

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Ethanol is thought to have particular metabolic effects that induce the oxidation of fatty acids. This may include stimulation of MEOS (microsomal enzyme oxidising system) in the liver. While chronic intakes of ethanol are detrimental to the liver because they … Continue reading →

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Which Foods Make Us Fat?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly it is being evidenced that low quality foods are the cause of weight gain. High quality foods can be eaten ad libitum without changes in body weight, but lower quality foods do not share this property. When low quality … Continue reading →

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Why Do The Essential Fatty Acids Prevent Insulin Resistance?

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington

There are two essential fatty acids in human nutrition and both are polyunsaturated fats formed in plants. Alpha linolenic (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is fatty acid belonging to the omega 3 family of fatty acid and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) … Continue reading →

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What Is The Mediterranean Diet?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is the dietary pattern of eating associated with Crete, much of Greece, Southern Italy, Southern France and parts of North Africa prior to the early 1960’s. Studies of such populations have shown that they have a longer … Continue reading →

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Foods Associated With Weight Change

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Wheat Bran Fibre Decreases Iron Absorption

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Consumption of iron with a mixed meal creates a pool of iron available for absorption. The rate and total capacity of the gut to absorb this iron depends on a number of factors. Haem iron from animal tissues is well … Continue reading →

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