Tag Archives: Lipoproteins

Fish Oils for Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Insulin resistance is thought to lead to the development of the metabolic syndrome, a condition characterised by serious metabolic dysfunction. One such associated abnormality is dyslipidaemia, which usually manifests itself as raised plasma levels of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) … Continue reading →

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Soft Drinks Cause Metabolic Syndrome: But What About Fruit Juice?

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that the increasing consumption of soft drinks is a major cause of the obesity epidemic in Western nations. Sugar sweetened soft drink are detrimental to health because they oversupply the liver with fructose, which has been shown in … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Raises Plasma Omega 3 Concentrations: We Have a Winner

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol is interesting because despite its unhealthy reputation within the mainstream, even relatively high intakes are protective of disease. In particular, alcohol appears to protect from cardiovascular disease, and a number of mechanisms have been put forward to explain this … Continue reading →

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Alcohol and Plasma Cholesterol

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Robert Barrington

uperficially the cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease holds water as a valid scientific theory, but under closer scrutiny the hypothesis that dietary cholesterol is the cause of atherosclerosis becomes unscientific and even absurd. While proponents of the theory fight a … Continue reading →

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The Magic Cholesterol Fairy

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ietary cholesterol is believed by a great many people to cause cardiovascular disease. This is a belief is based on faith, rather like one might believe in the tooth fairy or flying spaghetti monster. Although such people like to think … 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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Gradient Density Centrifugation: Lipoproteins

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Lipoproteins are protein, phospholipid and cholesterol structures that are used to transport lipids in plasma. Lipoproteins are required for this transport role because lipids do not dissolve in the aqueous environment of the blood. A number of different lipoproteins classes … Continue reading →

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