Monthly Archives: May 2017

Dietary Cholesterol: Science Still Peddling Its Snake Oil

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The theory that dietary cholesterol is a cause of cardiovascular disease should never have got any traction. The evidence for a link between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disease was very weak and circumstantial from the onset and things only went … Continue reading →

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Brainwashing in Nutrition: Clockwork Orange Meets Chocolate Orange?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Robert Barrington

I recently came across an interesting paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that I felt was worth covering in some detail. The study involved using negative and positive imagery with high calorie and low calorie foods, respectively, in … Continue reading →

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Sucrose Vs High Fructose Corn Syrup

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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A Core Diet of Healthy Basic Food

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Maintaining a high quality diet can be incredibly difficult in the modern Western World. Nearly every person eats a typical Western diet and most are content to consume low quality but tasty foods, often to the detriment to their health. … Continue reading →

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Legumes as a Source of Starch

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Antioxidant Nutrients and Periodontal Disease

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Buying Western Food

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Robert Barrington

The Western diet is dangerous because it not only causes weight gain, but because during this process it primes the individual to the taste of Western foods. Generally such foods contain too much fat, too much sugar and far too … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Weight Loss: Losing your Motivation

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Weight gain is relatively easy. Consume a typical Western diet for a number of decades and considerable metabolic damage will have been done to the insulin system that is a key regulator of energy balance. The consequence of this damage … Continue reading →

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St John’s Wort and Kava: Depression and Anxiety

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Depression and Anxiety are increasingly prevalent in Western society. Depression is characterised by a continual negative outlook in life that impinges on the ability to perform normally within society. Anxiety is slightly different in that it is characterised by feelings … Continue reading →

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Three Easy Ways To Boost Antioxidant Intake (Tea, Herbs, Whey Protein)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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