Tag Archives: Exercise

Medium Chain Triglycerides: Good Fuel

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fat is generally not as good choice of dietary fuel during intense exercise because it is more slowly absorbed and oxidised compared to carbohydrate. This decreases the usefulness of fatty acids as a fuel for energy during athletic performance. However, … Continue reading →

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Whey Protein and Branched Chain Amino Acids

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

High proteins diets have recently become popular because evidence suggests they improve body composition in overweight subjects. This may relate to their ability to increase nitrogen retention, an effect that can augment increases in skeletal muscle mass. The amount of … Continue reading →

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‘Dieting’ Causes Permanent Metabolic Damage: Why Bother?

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Most people still believe the only way to lose excess body fat is to follow a restricted calorie diet. This they believe will cause a negative calorie balance that will result in the utilisation of excess body fat as energy. … Continue reading →

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The Exercise Paradox

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

 xercise is considered by many to cause weight loss. This is appears so self-evident that questioning such a belief results in derision. However, the term weight loss is misleading because body weight incorporates fat, muscle, bone, glycogen and water. That … Continue reading →

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The Exercise Fallacy

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Robert Barrington

t is believed by a great many people that exercise causes weight loss in the overweight. This is thought to be so self evident that questioning such an idea is looked upon with derision. However, the scientific literature does not … Continue reading →

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Tyrosine Fights Fatigue

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

-tyrosine is an amino acid that can be synthesised in humans from the essential amino acid L-phenylalanine. Nutritional interest in L-tyrosine has expanded in recent decades because of military research showing that supplementation with L-tyrosine reduces battle stress and improves … Continue reading →

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Weight Loss: The Activity Fallacy

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1 investigated the effects of video games on energy balance in 120 young adults. The aim of the experiment was to discover if motion-controlled video games increase energy expenditure and … Continue reading →

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More on Resting Metabolic Rate and the Thermic Effect of Food

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the amount of calories oxidised at rest. The thermic effect of food (TEF) is the amount of heat produced postprandially. The RMR and the TEF are interesting because evidence suggests that alterations to these … Continue reading →

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More Medical Nonsense on Supplements

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The concluding remarks in the abstract from a research paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 19881 stated that: ‘we conclude that multivitamin and mineral supplementation was without any measurable ergogenic effect and that such supplementation is … Continue reading →

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Endurance Exercise for Weight Loss: Mostly Pointless

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Proponents of the ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of obesity claim that exercise is effective at causing weight loss. The failure of obese individuals to experience weight loss from exercise is largely dismissed as the individual not adhering to the exercise regimen. … Continue reading →

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