Tag Archives: Fibre

Refined Carbohydrates and Cancer

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence is accumulating that refined carbohydrates are a cause of the lifestyle diseases that plague the Western health care system. In contrast, consumption of whole grain carbohydrates are considered protective of the same diseases. Refining the grains removes much of … Continue reading →

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Fibre Improves Health: More Evidence

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence overwhelmingly supports a role for dietary fibre in human health. Originally fibre what thought to provide roughage and improve the transit of food in the gut, but more recent evidence suggests that fibre is essential to optimal human health. … Continue reading →

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Starch: A Complex Subject

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Much is made of the improved health outcomes from consuming whole grain starch compared to refined starch. Whole grains are believed to improve health because they have their original fibre and micronutrient content and thus increase intakes of both when … Continue reading →

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Liquid Calories: Easier Weight Gain

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The digestive process in man is regulated by a hugely complex array of feedback mechanisms. One of the main feedback mechanisms that regulates digestion and subsequent metabolism is the satiety induced by certain food. Under normal circumstances, in a individual … Continue reading →

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A Calorie is not a Calorie: More Evidence, This Time Nuts

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ hypothesis of obesity states that weight gain is a result of too much food or too little exercise. These conditions, it is claimed, cause a positive energy balance that results in fat accumulation. In support of this … 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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Eat Fibre, Eat Less

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

bservational studies show an inverse relationship between fibre intake and obesity. One line of reasoning suggests that fibre is protective of obesity because it can decrease the glycaemic effect of foods. Consumption of low fibre refined carbohydrates causers elevated postprandial … 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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More on Soluble Fibre

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly, research suggests that both insoluble and soluble fibres are beneficial to long-term health. Soluble fibre has some interesting metabolic effects, with perhaps the most researched and most important being the ability to normalise elevated blood lipid levels. Insoluble fibre … Continue reading →

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