Category Archives: Diabetes

Inositol: The Forgotten B Vitamin

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Choline and inositol are members of the B vitamin group. Both get neglected in nutrition, inositol perhaps more than choline. Both choline and inositol function closely together in human metabolism because both form structural components of cell membranes. In this … Continue reading →

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Flavonoids And Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Plant foods are good for the health. This is well established in the nutritional literature. What is not well established is the reason for the protective effects of plants in human nutrition. Plant foods comprise of complex tissues that contain … Continue reading →

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More on Eating patterns and Disease Risk: Skip Breakfast Get Diabetes?

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Evidence suggests that weight gains and obesity is not caused by how much you eat, but instead by the types of foods you eat. Further, increasingly it is being shown that meal pattern behaviour play a large part in determining … Continue reading →

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Traditional Diets

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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More On Weight Loss And Thermogenesis

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Forced calorie restriction and subsequent weight loss is associated with a reduction in body weight. However, this body weight includes substantial amounts of skeletal muscle. This is problematic because it ts the skeletal muscle mass that dictates the resting metabolic … Continue reading →

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More On Traditional Diets

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Traditional diets are those eaten historically by a particular group of individuals. Most regions of the World with historical status have a traditional diet, although some are far more well known that others. The Mediterranean diet is perhaps the most … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D And Insulin Resistance

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The classic deficiency diseases of vitamin D are osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children. Until recently, vitamin D was considered an unimportant vitamin except for its role in preventing these diseases. However, within the last few decades it has … Continue reading →

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Soft Drinks and Type 2 Diabetes

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Increases in the prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mirror the increase in sugar and artificially sweetened soft drinks. The association between soft drink consumption and obesity is well established but the cause and effect is not fully understood. … Continue reading →

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Xanthan Gum And Blood Sugar

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Fibre has beneficial effects on postprandial glycaemia. In particular, soluble fibre may be particularly  beneficial because of its ability to form viscous solutions when exposed to the aqueous environment of the gut. Increased viscosity provides a physical barrier to the … Continue reading →

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Diabetes and Postprandial Glycaemia

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The postprandial glycaemic response to food is altered in diabetics. In addition, the ability of food components to alter postprandial glycaemia appears altered in diabetic state. For example, comparisons of subjects with type 2 diabetes to normal healthy subjects shows … Continue reading →

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