Category Archives: Ghrelin

The Breakfast of Champions

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that centre around the development of insulin resistance. Many Western lifestyle disease including obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes are now associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome. The carbohydrate … Continue reading →

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High Quality Bread Equals High Quality Health

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Bread is a commonly eaten food and has been relied upon as a staple food by most of the World’s population since the origins of agriculture. However, modern manufacturing techniques and consumer tastes has changed the way that bread is … Continue reading →

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The Homeostasis of Weight Control

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The traditional model of body weight loss considers the only two factors relevant to weight loss to be energy consumed and exercise performed. In this model, energy balance is an equilibrium between these factors. Part of this assumption considers energy … Continue reading →

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Hunger Increases During Dieting

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Energy Restriction One Year On: Increased Hunger

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Robert Barrington

One of the keys to successful weight loss is avoidance of excessive hunger. Hunger is a powerful driver of feeding behaviour, perhaps second only to that of the desire to drink, and while in the short term hunger signals can … Continue reading →

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Postprandial Effects: Glucose Versus Fructose

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Fibre and Protein: Weight Loss Foods

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Protein is a weight loss food. Evidence from the nutritional literature suggests that eating a high protein diet causes weight loss in those who are overweight. The reason for this in not clear, but the weight loss effects of protein … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With The Glycaemic Index

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The glycaemic index (GI) is a measure of the rate of increase in plasma glucose following consumption of a carbohydrate food. Generally a reference food which is either white bread or glucose power is given a value of 100, and … Continue reading →

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Protein: Gut Hormones and Satiety

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High protein diets show weight loss effect when compared to high fat or high carbohydrate diets. The reason for this is unknown, but protein has satiety inducing effects and this may contribute to its anti-obesogenic effects. The mechanisms by which … Continue reading →

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The Glycaemic Effect of Protein

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

n elevated glycaemic response to food is increasingly being seen as a causative factor in the aetiology of the metabolic syndrome. This is problematic because the metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and type … Continue reading →

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