Category Archives: Carotenoids

The Benefits of Lycopene

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Spinach: Xanthophylls and Carotenes

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Whole Food Diet: Improves Asthma

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

hole food diets containing high intakes of fruit, vegetables and whole grain cereals are beneficial to the health by protecting from major disease. This may be because of the antioxidants that plant foods contain, many of which are bioavailable in … Continue reading →

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Phytochemicals: Multicoloured Food

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fruits and vegetables are thought to provide health benefits because of the plant chemicals they contain. Some plant chemicals are bioactive in humans and are of interest because they have been shown to reduce the risk of a number of … Continue reading →

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Low Fat Diets: More Problems

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ow fat diets have become popular because of the false belief that saturated fat is able to cause detrimental changes to plasma lipoprotein levels. In addition dietary fat is seen by many as the cause of weight gain, and this … Continue reading →

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Carotenoid Levels Following UV Exposure

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids are a group of plant compounds some of which show vitamin A activity in humans. Structurally, carotenoids are carbon chains that can be xanthophylls or carotenes, the former differing from the latter in that they contain an oxygen molecule … Continue reading →

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Fat Soluble Vitamins in Adipose Tissue

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

A daily intake of water soluble vitamins in needed by humans. However, a regular intake of fat soluble vitamins is not required because humans have a capacity for storage. The liver is able to store some fat soluble vitamins such … Continue reading →

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How Do Plant Foods Prevent Cancer?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

arcinogenesis is an incredibly complex process and the exact aetiology is not fully understood. Mainstream medicine has failed to make any progress at reducing cancer rates because the paradigm adopted by the pharmaceutical companies is one that seeks maximum profit … Continue reading →

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Sterols as Drugs: Reviving the Zombie Cholesterol Theory

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Sterols are plant lipids that have similar structures to the animal lipid cholesterol. Examples of sterols common to the human diet include β-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol present in foods such as cereals, nuts and legumes. Because of their similar structure, … Continue reading →

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Diet Quality and Disease Risk

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Growing evidence suggests that diet quality plays an important role in determining future disease risk. Lifestyle diseases associated with poor quality diet include cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity. However, much of the research to date has focussed … Continue reading →

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