Tag Archives: Digestion and Absorption

Hydroxylation Improves Vitamin D Effectiveness

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Research has recently expanded the biochemistry of vitamin D beyond its traditional role in bone metabolism to include diverse functions on cellular regulation. Dietary vitamin D becomes important during winter months at higher latitudes when sunlight is not intense enough … Continue reading →

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More on the Effects of Fibre

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that high intakes of dietary fibre improves health. The exact reason for this is unclear, but researchers have reported that fibre has a number of physiological effects beyond its classic role of providing bulk to chyme passing through … Continue reading →

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Stay Lean, Eat Beans

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ll carbohydrate foods provide 3.75 calories per gram. Proponents of the forced energy restriction diet hypothesis will argue that a calorie is a calorie and it is the balance of energy consumed and energy expended that will dictate weight gain. … Continue reading →

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Bile Salts, Cholesterol and Fibre

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Dietary fat absorption relies on the presence of the primary bile salts cholate and chenodeoxycholate. Both primary bile salts are synthesised in the liver with cholate making up around 80% of the total. Conjugation of bile salts to glycine or … Continue reading →

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Salivary Amylase Production Adapts to Carbohydrate Intake

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

t has been suggested that genetic factors are the cause of varying production rates of salivary amylase between individuals. However, an interesting study published in the Journal of Physiology in 19532 suggests that diet may be the overriding factor when … Continue reading →

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