Category Archives: Starch

Big Mike Says Go Bananas

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Bananas cultivation may have originated in Malaysia over 4000 years ago, but has since spread to Africa, the Middle East and America through colonisation. Bananas are worthy of nutritional consideration because so many are produced and consumed Worldwide. In fact … Continue reading →

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Why Farmers Feed Cattle High Grain Diets

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington

It is ingrained in the psyche of the Western population that dietary saturated fat and cholesterol are the causes of cardiovascular disease. It is also ingrained in the psyche of Western populations that dietary fat will make you fat. This … Continue reading →

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Phytic Acid: Modulator of Glycaemic Response?

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Carbohydrates are an important source of energy in human nutrition. Each gram of carbohydrate supplies roughly 3.75 kilocalories per gram, and oxidation of carbohydrate (as glucose) in skeletal muscle supplies energy during anaerobic high intensity exercise. Dietary carbohydrates are diverse … Continue reading →

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More On The Mysteries of Legume Digestion

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The health benefits of legumes are numerous. These health benefits seems to stem from the ability of legumes to produce beneficial glycaemic effects. In other words legumes can lower the rate at which the carbohydrate content of the gut is … Continue reading →

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More on Legume Fibre: Sequestration of Starch

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The seeds of legumes (pulses) include beans, peas and lentils. Legumes show beneficial health effects when consumed by humans, and one way that legumes are thought to be beneficial to is through their beneficial glycaemic effects. In this regard legumes … Continue reading →

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Cholesterol, Bile Acids And Carbohydrates

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The theory that cholesterol and saturated fat are the cause of cardiovascular disease because they detrimentally alter lipoprotein metabolism has been a disaster for health. That this is still a widely held belief is surprising given the weight of evidence … Continue reading →

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More On The Amylose To Amylopectin Ratio

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Robert Barrington

A high glycaemic response to food is problematic because chronic raised levels of blood sugar are implicated as a causative factor in disease. In particular, high glycaemic responses to carbohydrates are thought to lead to weight gain, metabolic syndrome, type … Continue reading →

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More on Starch Digestion Rates: Not All Fibre

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Robert Barrington

While the traditional diets from different geographical regions may be quite different, they all have no sugar or refined starches as their defining factor. The nutritional sciences has investigated the Mediterranean diet with regard its health effects, and generally the … Continue reading →

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Starch Digestion in Legumes

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

  Legumes may be beneficial to the health because they produce a low glycaemic response. This is of interest to nutritional scientists because exaggerated rises in blood sugar are increasingly being linked to disease, particularly type 2 diabetes, obesity and … Continue reading →

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The Western Diets: No Plant Food Required

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that sodium chloride is not responsible for the hypertension epidemic in developed nations. Studies investigating the effects of salt have found that while a small sub-population of individuals may be affected negatively by salt, normal healthy individuals can … Continue reading →

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