Tag Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

Obesity and Hypertension: Fructose Again?

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

eing overweight may significantly increase the risk of a number of diseases. In particular, individuals with a body mass index of over ~27 kg/m2 are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The exact relationship between cardiovascular disease and obesity … Continue reading →

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Fasting: Why Does it Help Weight Loss?

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

here is a common misconception that weight gain and obesity are caused by a positive energy balance. This ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of weight gain states that overconsumption of food or underperformance of physical activity causes a positive energy balance that … Continue reading →

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Fat People Just Need to Exercise to Lose Weight. Really?

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

here is still a widely held belief that obesity is caused by a simple positive energy balance that results from too much food and too little exercise. Proponents of the ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of obesity therefore suggest that a cure … 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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More on Abdominal Obesity

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Metabolic syndrome is the name given to a group of metabolic disorders that can severely affect the cardiovascular system through excessive production of free radicals generated via systemic inflammation. Abdominal fat accumulates in metabolic syndrome because of nutrient overload within … Continue reading →

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More on Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The mainstream medical consensus is that high intakes of dietary cholesterol are the cause of atherosclerosis and that this increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, this theory is provably erroneous, as a large body of evidence in the literature … Continue reading →

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Overfeeding

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is claimed by many to be caused by greed on the part of the individual, such that a positive energy balance results in incremental weight gain. Evidence for this is claimed to come from overfeeding studies whereby normal weight … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Metabolic syndrome is a disorder characterised by insulin resistance and abdominal obesity. This causes metabolic disturbances that include detrimental changes to blood lipids and deposition of fat in the viscera. The result is an increase in the risk of cardiovascular … Continue reading →

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Abdominal Fat First, Then Subcutaneous

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The ‘eat-too-much, do-too-little’ theory of obesity claims that weight loss is possible through forced calorie restriction and exercise. However, neither of these things treat the cause of obesity, and for this reason both are ineffective. Obesity is a metabolic disorder … Continue reading →

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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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