Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Disease

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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Grapes and Blood Pressure

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

t is becoming increasingly evident that antioxidants are able to favourably modulate high blood pressure. In particular, plant antioxidants such as the polyphenol class of compounds are able to cause blood pressure changes by increasing flow mediated dilation. For example, … Continue reading →

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Fat Quality and Sudden Cardiac Death

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

round half of all cardiovascular disease deaths are accounted for by sudden cardiac death, which can be thought of as the traditional and stereotypical heart attack. Saturated fat has received a lot of attention with regard cardiovascular disease because proponents … Continue reading →

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White Bread: The Devil’s Food

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ating refined cereal grains such as in white bread significantly increase the chance of developing cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. White bread is particularly problematic amongst the refined grains because it has a high glycaemic index (GI) that is similar … Continue reading →

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Beans and Oats: Cholesterol Control

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

igh plasma concentrations of cholesterol do not cause cardiovascular disease. Instead, both high levels of the small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle and low concentrations of the high density lipoprotein (HDL) particle are associated with cardiovascular disease. This is … Continue reading →

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Low Fat Diets: More Confounding Variables

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

roponents of the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease believe that dietary cholesterol and saturated fatty acids are the cause of cardiovascular disease. The mechanism for this we are told is based on the erroneous belief that dietary cholesterol and saturated … Continue reading →

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Blackberries: Pick Your Own Wine

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Robert Barrington

erries are a good source of anthocyanins, a sub-class of the flavonoid group of phytochemicals. Flavonoids are of interest to nutritionists because epidemiological evidence suggests that they are beneficial to the health. In particular, flavonoids may protect from cancer and … Continue reading →

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Intramuscular Fat and Insulin Resistance

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) is increasingly being seen as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome is a group of metabolic abnormalities that are believed to be caused by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is characterised by a … Continue reading →

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Why Do Low Fat Foods Taste Good?

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ow fat foods have become popular in recent decades because of the erroneous believe that dietary fat causes obesity and leads to cardiovascular disease. However, dietary fat is appealing to human tastes and also provides texture to certain foods. Removing … Continue reading →

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Obesity and Hypertension: Fructose Again?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

eing overweight may significantly increase the risk of a number of diseases. In particular, individuals with a body mass index of over ~27 kg/m2 are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The exact relationship between cardiovascular disease and obesity … Continue reading →

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