Category Archives: Adipose Tissue

Do Larger People Require More Vitamin D?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The current adult recommended intake of vitamin D is based on data collected from a decades old medical report on a handful of children with rickets, which is not relevant to healthy adults. In fact, recent evidence suggests that the … Continue reading →

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Plasma Lipids and Adiposity

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The theory that dietary saturated fat and cholesterol are associated with detrimental changes to plasma lipid levels was popularised by Ancel Keys in the 1950’s and 1960’s, and has since pervaded the scientific literature. However, recent advances in nutrition (such … Continue reading →

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Body Stores of Vitamin E

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin E deficiency is rare in humans and depletion of vitamin E can take some considerable time, perhaps months. There is no single tissue that stores vitamin E, but rather all tissues contain vitamin E in relation to their fat … Continue reading →

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