Category Archives: Saturated Fatty Acids

More on Saturated Fat And Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Saturated fat is a heterogeneous group of chemicals. Fatty acids have hydrocarbon tails and these hydrocarbon tails are concentrated sources of energy which makes them highly efficient fuels. The hydrocarbon chains of fatty acid vary in length and are classified … Continue reading →

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Why Is It Hard To Link Saturated Fat To Disease?

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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More Bad Cholesterol Science

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There exists a systematic misunderstanding of the role of nutrition in the modulation of blood cholesterol levels. While it is a widely held belief that saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet negatively affect blood cholesterol levels, this assertion is … Continue reading →

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Food Quality: How Much Processed Food Do Americans Eat?

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There is good evidence that the high rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are caused by the low quality processed foods that are commonly consumed by Westerners. Processed foods include a wide variety of products, but most … Continue reading →

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Bad Science Watch: More Confused Scientists

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It is understandable that the general public sometimes confuses the term ‘association’ with ‘cause and effect’. Afterall, the standard of journalism is deteriorating, and often the difference between these terms is not understood by the science writers who provide the … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fat: Not All The Same

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fatty acids are a complex group of chemicals containing a number of different classes including saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated variants. Within the saturated fatty acid group, there are a number of fatty acids that are consumed in the human … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fat and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The mainstream medical establishment became obsessed with saturated fat over the course of five decades. During this time, propaganda in the form of poor quality ‘science’ was used to vilify dietary saturated fat. In particular, dietary saturated fat was implicated … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fat Intakes

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Cooking With Fats

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Cooking Fats

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Of all the topics in nutrition, fats and the nutrition of fats are perhaps the most complex, and as a result the most misunderstood. Fats are chemically complex and this complexity means that the interactions they show with human biochemistry … Continue reading →

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