Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Vitamin C Content of Foods

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Studies rely on accurate measurements of nutrient intakes in order to correctly understand potential associations. Problems with diet recall are well known and in this respect progress has been made in designing food intake questionnaires and food diary techniques that … Continue reading →

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More on Very Low Calorie Diets

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Calorie restriction is controversial with regard weight loss because research has reported that the degree of loss weight is not related to the deficit of energy experienced. Very low calorie diets should produce greater weight loss than moderate calorie diets … Continue reading →

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Very Low Calorie Diets

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Weight gain and obesity has traditionally been viewed as being caused by a positive energy balance that results from too high an energy intake in combination with too low an energy expenditure. However, advances within the last 2 decades are … Continue reading →

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More on Increased Meal Frequency

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Research has shown that larger less frequent meals produces a greater thermic effect of food and provides advantages of dissipating more energy as heat due to the extra energy required to first store the excess calories, and them to mobilise … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Rate in Obesity

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The association between increased physical activity and a lower body mass index is well established in the literature, but the cause and effect of the association are not clear. In addition, physical activity can give an indication of energy expenditure, … Continue reading →

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Meal Patterns and the Thermic Effect of Food

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The thermic effect of food is the increase in heat production up to eight hours following a meal, that results from the metabolism of macronutrients to form a storage substrates or a usable form of fuel. Therefore the thermic effect … Continue reading →

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More on Alcohol and Body Weight

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol is a commonly consumed psychoactive drug that also provides supplementary energy to the diet. Each gram of ethanol contains 7.1kcal and therefore regular drinkers can add considerable energy intake to their dietary consumption when consuming alcoholic beverages. Estimates for … Continue reading →

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Calories From Alcohol

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Alcohol consumption follows a U-shaped curve, with low intakes showing no benefits to health, moderate intakes providing substantial health benefits, and then high intakes causing health problems. In addition, researchers have highlighted the differing dietary preferences between drinkers and non-drinkers, … Continue reading →

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Oat Gum Lowers Blood Glucose and Insulin

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

A large body of research has accumulated to show that soluble fibre is beneficial to the health. In particular, because of its water absorbing and bulking action, soluble fibre can slow gastric transit time and decrease the absorption rate of … Continue reading →

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Medium Chain Triglycerides and Thermogenesis

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Fatty acids are classified as medium length if they have carbon chains of between 6 and 12. Triglycerides composed predominately of this length of fatty acids are designated as medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) and have medicinal uses in individuals with … Continue reading →

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