Tag Archives: Whole Grains

Don’t Be Dense, Get Lean

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

That whole grains are protective of weight gain and obesity is increasingly obvious from the growing body of relevant research in the nutritional literature. Traditional diets such as the Mediterranean diet and the Okinawan diet contain high amounts of whole … Continue reading →

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Bush Tucker Challenge

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A number of traditional diets have been studied regarding beneficial effects on postprandial glycaemia, including those of the Mediterranean, Pacific Island (Okinawan) and Australian bush regions. Evidence suggests that traditional diets are beneficial to the health because they contain few … Continue reading →

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The Western Diet: Refined Junk

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Low quality diets are increasingly being seen as the cause of Western lifestyle diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In contrast, high quality traditional diets are protective of disease. Studying the changes that occur as population … Continue reading →

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Alkylresorcinols: Whole Grain Antioxidants

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alkylresorcinols are lipid polyphenols which structurally possess a long aliphatic chains with a polyphenolic resorcinol head. Alkylresorcinols are found in the bran of cereal grains of wheat, rye and barley, but are generally rare in nature and so present in … Continue reading →

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More on the Complexity of the Glycaemic Index

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he growing intakes of refined carbohydrates is worrying because they are though to contribute to the development of disease through detrimental blood sugar effects. For this reason it is recommended that refined carbohydrates are replaced in the diet with whole … Continue reading →

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White Bread: The Devil’s Food

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ating refined cereal grains such as in white bread significantly increase the chance of developing cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. White bread is particularly problematic amongst the refined grains because it has a high glycaemic index (GI) that is similar … Continue reading →

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More on Gastric Emptying Rate and Glycaemia

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

nowledge of the differing digestion and absorption characteristics of carbohydrates has lead to the construction of the glycaemic index. The glycaemic index is a value given to carbohydrate foods that is a measure of the rate of blood sugar rise … Continue reading →

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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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Whole Grains: Not All Created Equally

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Current recommendations are to consume more whole grains in order to prevent lifestyle disease such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. Evidence in the nutritional literature has shown a benefit to increased whole grain consumption particularly with regard blood lipid … Continue reading →

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Fructose and Insulin Resistance: Evidence from Rats

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fructose is thought to be the cause of the obesity epidemic currently engulfing Western nations. Traditionally, the human diet has contained carbohydrates in their unrefined forms. Although processed through milling, the final grains product still retained the original constituents of … Continue reading →

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