Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Disease

Alpha Linolenic Acid: Inferior to Fish Oil?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is an essential fatty acid. Therefore alpha linolenic acid is required for heath but cannot be synthesised endogenously, and so must be present in the diet. Most humans possess a deficiency of the gene … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D: Dark Skin Increases Requirement

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he adult recommended intake for vitamin D is based on obsolete studies performed on children using cod liver oil supplements to prevent rickets. As a result the recommended intake of vitamin D does not provide enough of the vitamin for … Continue reading →

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More on the Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he Mediterranean diet is the traditional diet of populations living around the Mediterranean sea in Europe and North Africa. Evidence is accumulating from epidemiology, animal studies and intervention trials that regular consumption of the diet is beneficial to the health. … Continue reading →

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Fish Oil: Responders and Non-Responders

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that some of the inconclusive results in nutritional intervention studies may be due to the presence of non-responders within the study population. For example, calcium is able to lower blood pressure in some individuals with hypertension, but a … Continue reading →

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Vitamin C Reduced Blood Pressure: More Evidence

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

hat free radicals are implicated in the aetiology of hypertension is evidenced by the beneficial effects of increased dietary antioxidants on blood pressure. The exact reason why antioxidants are beneficial at reducing blood pressure is not known, but may relate … Continue reading →

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The Low Fat, High Carbohydrate Diet Fallacy

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Robert Barrington

roponents of the dietary cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease claim that high intakes of dietary cholesterol and saturated fat are the cause of elevated plasma lipid levels, and this in turn is the cause of atherosclerosis. Despite this theory being … Continue reading →

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Fructose: More on Rats and Insulin Resistance

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

That fructose can cause insulin resistance has been demonstrated in the nutritional literature. Because sucrose (table sugar) contains a moiety of fructose, sugar is known to cause insulin resistance in mammals. Many experiments have been performed in rats showing that … Continue reading →

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Calcium and Blood Pressure: Responders and Non-Responders

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he mainstream medical establishment is still fixated on the effects of dietary salt (sodium chloride) on blood pressure. However, evidence going back over three decades clearly shows that in normal healthy individuals salt does not cause an increase in blood … Continue reading →

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More Cholesterol Lowering Nutrients: Olive Oil

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that a number of nutrients and dietary factors are able to cause beneficial changes to plasma lipoprotein levels. In many cases the effects are superior to pharmaceutical drugs because not only are the physiological effects of the nutrients … Continue reading →

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Can Fructose Increase Blood Pressure?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ugar intake has increased considerably over the last century in Western nations. Increasingly the overconsumption of sugar is considered one of the major causative factors in the development of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. … Continue reading →

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