Category Archives: Fatty Acids

Dietary Fatty Acids: Classification

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fatty acids are hydrocarbon chains with a carboxylic acid at one end and a methyl group at the other. The dietary fatty acids are a diverse group of lipids and as a result they can be classified in a number … Continue reading →

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Unsaturated Fatty Acids: Beyond Eicosanoids

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Unsaturated fatty acids are those that possess a double bond within their structure. A monounsaturated fatty acids therefore has a single double bond, whereas the prefix ‘poly’ signifies multiple double bonds. Unsaturated oils are those that contain a predominance of … Continue reading →

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Fructose and Ethanol: Do They Have a Good Side?

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Crystalline fructose devoid of its natural fibre, and ethanol (alcohol) are metabolic poisons that have deleterious effects on the liver (here). Because both are almost exclusively metabolised in hepatic tissue, large influxes over a short period of time result in … Continue reading →

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The Fibre to Carbohydrate Ratio is Pivotal in Obesity

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Many people consider fruit juice to be beneficial to the health. This is based on the evidence showing the health benefits of whole fruit. However, evidence shows fruit juices to be no better for he health than sugar sweetened soft … Continue reading →

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Atherosclerosis: Is the Old Paradigm Dying?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The traditional view of atherosclerosis is that it is caused by an accumulation of lipids in the endothelial lining of arteries. These lipids we are told, are derived mainly from dietary cholesterol and transported to the artery walls by low … Continue reading →

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Plasma Fatty Acids and Body Fat

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ietary fat is digestion begins within the mouth and stomach by the action of salivary lipase, and is subsequently completed in the small intestine by the action of pancreatic lipase. This process is enhanced in the duodenum by the action … Continue reading →

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Does Red Wine Decrease Fat Absorption?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Nutrient interactions in mammalian digestive systems are incredibly complex. A myriad of factors influence the digestive rates and absorption of nutrients required for health. Interest in the factors that can influence nutrient absorption has grown in recent years because evidence … Continue reading →

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High Fat Diets are Healthy

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he recent advice to limit intakes of dietary fat has been a disaster for health. Medical recommendations to lower fat and cholesterol intakes, based on the erroneous cholesterol theory of cardiovascular disease, have caused an epidemic of obesity in Western … Continue reading →

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Calcium: Increases Fat Excretion

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

pidemiological evidence suggests that calcium intake is inversely associated with weight gain. A number of mechanisms have been proposed for this observation, although the complete picture is still unclear. Some evidence suggests that a low calcium intake may cause the … Continue reading →

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Salmon and Breast Milk

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he quality of maternal nutrition during pregnancy is increasingly being found to influence the risk of disease in adult life for the offspring. Nutrition during the time following birth has also been indemnified as being pivotal to future disease outcomes, … Continue reading →

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