Category Archives: Fruit

Surface Blemishes on Fruit

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Foods Associated With Weight Changes

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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The Cost of Good Food?

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Weight Loss Without Energy Restriction

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The traditional viewpoint is that weight loss is only available with energy restriction. This, we are told, can be accomplished through a reduction in food intake, or through an increase in physical activity. However, observations from scientific studies challenge this … Continue reading →

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Which Foods Make Us Fat?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly it is being evidenced that low quality foods are the cause of weight gain. High quality foods can be eaten ad libitum without changes in body weight, but lower quality foods do not share this property. When low quality … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet Reduces Mortality

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Whole Food Antioxidants Improve Insulin Sensitivity

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Oxidative stress may be a cause of insulin resistance. This explains the benefits of antioxidants at improving insulin resistance, that has been reported in some studies. Antioxidants are beneficial because they can quench the free radicals that are the cause … Continue reading →

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Adherence To The Mediterranean Diet Reduces Mortality

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is a traditional diet eaten by populations that inhabit the regions around the Mediterranean sea. The diet consists largely of unrefined and minimally processed plant foods, along with dairy foods, eggs, poultry, red wine and occasional red … Continue reading →

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Dietary Change, Not Exercise, Is The Driver of Weight Loss

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Exercise Alone Will Not Cause Weight Loss

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Many people believe that exercise is required to cause weight loss. This is based on the fallacy that it is the quantity of food we eat that determines weight gain. The assumption is that because weight gain is caused by … Continue reading →

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