Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Three Biggest Mistakes People Make When Trying to Lose Body Fat

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Is It Time To Create A Protein Index?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The glycaemic index is a measure of the speed at which glucose can be digested and absorbed to the blood from a carbohydrates food. White bread (or glucose) is used as a standard reference food and the test food is … Continue reading →

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More on Vitamin D And Cancer

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Cell culture experiments show that the addition of vitamin D to breast cancer cell lines inhibits the proliferation of the cells. As well as this antiproliferative effects, vitamin D is also known to produce pro-differentiation effects and cell cycle stabilisation … Continue reading →

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The Blood Type Diet: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The blood type diet was created by Peter D’Adamo and James D’Adamo and was popularised in the best selling book ‘Eat Right 4 Your Type’, originally published in 1996. The diet is based on matching the foods consumed to the … Continue reading →

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Traditional Diets

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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More on Iron Absorption

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Iron is a trace mineral required as a cofactor in the haemoglobin molecule. In this role iron is an important contributor to the oxygen carrying capacity of blood. However, as well as this well known role in oxygen transport, iron … Continue reading →

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Does Overeating Cause Weight Gain?

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Many people assume that the only way to lose weight is to undertake a period of forced energy restriction and to perform aerobic style exercise. This is done in the belief that a negative energy balance will cause the fat … Continue reading →

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The High Fatkins Diet: Some Health Implications

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The ability of humans to adapt to dietary changes is well reported in the nutritional literature. For example, in a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1, researchers assessed the ability of humans subjects to adapt to … Continue reading →

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Weight Loss or Fat Loss?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Robert Barrington

According to the current paradigm, weight loss is caused by reducing energy intake (or increasing energy expenditure) in order to cause a negative energy balance. To question the ‘fact’ that a negative energy balance is required to cause weight loss … Continue reading →

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