Category Archives: Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body Weight Variation: Predicts Future Weight Gain

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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The Alcohol Carbohydrate Link: Another Piece of The Puzzle

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Evidence shows that those that drink alcohol regularly have lower body weights that avoid alcohol. Indeed, smokers also have lower body weights than non-smokers and some have suggested that this might partly result from the fact that smokers are more … Continue reading →

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The Disease Process Begins in Childhood: More Evidence

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that the development of adult Western diseases such as obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease may have their roots in the health of the individual during childhood. This is unsurprising as many of these conditions take decades to … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damn Lies And Statistics: Mortality in Scotland

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Fat people are unhealthy. Or at least that is what we are told. The ‘fact’ that fatness and mortality show a linear association is a very widely held belief amongst the medical community and the general population alike. However, a … Continue reading →

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Waist-To-Hip Ratio: How To Measure It

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The body mass index (BMI) is frequently used by the medical establishment to assess cardiovascular disease risk because it is unintrusive and quick. However, studies show that the waist-to-hip ratio is a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease risk, despite … 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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Body Mass Index and Mortality

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Robert Barrington

here is some controversy as to whether excess weight increases mortality. Conventional wisdom suggests that being overweight increases the risk of disease and death, and to a certain extent this is true. However, researchers and the mainstream medical establishment have … Continue reading →

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Increased Meal Frequency and the Liver

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Research suggests that increased meal frequency may contribute towards improved body composition. For example, researchers1 used a ten year longitudinal study to investigate the meal frequency of girls aged 9 to 19 years, and determined the association with body mass … Continue reading →

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Body Mass index or Waist Circumference for Measuring Obesity?

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is of serious concern because of the high mortality caused by its associated diseases. In fact, obesity now kills more people than any other condition. Diagnosis of obesity is usually done by calculating the body mass index (BMI), a … Continue reading →

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