Category Archives: Fatty Acids

Acetyl L-Carnitine Improves Glucose Control

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Robert Barrington

L-carnitine is a non-essential nonproteinaceous amino acid in human nutrition. L-carnitine is manufactured in humans, but can be ingested in the diet, with good sources being animal flesh. L-carnitine is involved in the transport of long chain fatty acids into … Continue reading →

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Free Fatty acids and Insulin Resistance

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Insulin resistance is thought to be a primary contributory factor in the development of obesity. Evidence supports the contention that increased accumulation of free fatty acids in tissues, as typified by elevated blood levels, are a significant contributory cause of … Continue reading →

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Inflammation and insulin resistance

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Oxidative stress is associated with insulin resistance. One of the possible drivers of oxidative stress is inflammation. Evidence shows that the obese have raised levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the plasma and in tissues. This may explain the … Continue reading →

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Cooking With Fats

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Insulin Resistance and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a recently identified phenomenon, whereby the liver becomes diseased through a mechanisms that is independent of alcohol consumption. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is almost identical pathologically to alcoholic fatty liver disease, but while the … Continue reading →

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Plasma Free Fatty Acids and Insulin Resistance

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Plasma free fatty acids are raised in cases of obesity, and this may occur for a number of reasons. However, the cause and effect are not fully understood, and it is not clear if the raised levels of free fatty … Continue reading →

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Fat As A Storage Compound

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Fatty acids are a group of non-polar (non-water soluble) molecules that comprise of a carbon chain with a hydroxyl group and oxygen molecule at one end and a methyl group at the other. The chain lengths vary, but generally the … Continue reading →

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Why Do Oxidised Fats and Oils Contribute to Insulin Resistance?

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Oxidised oils and fats are damaging to the health because when ingested, they are absorbed and interact with tissues causing the initiation free radical chain reactions. This creates oxidative stress in the cells and tissues of the body and in … Continue reading →

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Is Oxidative Stress The Main Driver of Insulin Resistance?

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are all aetiologically linked through the metabolic syndrome. The observation that all three diseases are associated with oxidative stress, has lead some to speculate that oxidative stress is the causative factor in metabolic … Continue reading →

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Oxidised Oils

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Robert Barrington

As well as trans fats the typical Western diet also contains a group of oils called the oxidised fats. Like all biomolecules, fats can react with a number of substances to produce derivatives that change their chemical and physical properties. … Continue reading →

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