Category Archives: Linoleic Acid

The Major Fat Constituents in the Typical Western Diet

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The typical Western diet is the modern diet of the developed nations of North America, Western Europe and Australasia. Evidence suggests that insulin resistance is caused by consumption of the typical Western diet, and this relates to the presence of … Continue reading →

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How Do Trans Fats Contribute to Insulin Resistance?

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Oxidised fats can interfere with insulin resistance because they initiate free radical chain reactions that can lead to oxidative stress. This oxidative stress then interferes with the insulin signal cascade decreasing the strength of the insulin signal reaching the interior … Continue reading →

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Do The Obese Have A Fat Taste Dysfunction?

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is characterised by metabolic dysfunction. In particular the main physiological change that drives obesity is insulin resistance. Insulin resistance develops in response to a low quality diet high in refined and processed carbohydrate foods, particularly refined crystalline fructose. Secondary … Continue reading →

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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Health

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are a double edged sword. On one hand, polyunsaturated fatty acids may hold particular health benefits. However, on the other hand, because of their chemical structure they are particularly prone to rancidity and in this form can … Continue reading →

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Fish Oils: Do You Need A Daily Intake?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The vitamins can be split into fat soluble and water soluble categories. While the fat soluble vitamins are stored in body compartments, the water soluble vitamins, generally, are not. As intakes of fat soluble vitamins fall due to dietary variability, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget the Omega-6 Fatty Acids

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Fish Oils Against Depression

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Fatty acid profiles in normal and obese individuals

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Deficiency of the essential fatty acids can occur with the feeding of high glucose enteral or parenteral nutrition in as little as two weeks. This is because of the absence of dietary essential fatty acid precursors as well as the … Continue reading →

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Essential Fats, Breast Feeding and Infant Brain Development

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Robert Barrington

A group of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to be important to human health. Two such fats, alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) are essential to health as they are required for … Continue reading →

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The Flax Plant

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Flax in an annual herb with a tall lean appearance. Thin slender stems, with similarly slender leaves, branch towards the top producing an elegant plant that can possess blue or white flowers (figure 1). Flax was known historically through Mesopotamian, … Continue reading →

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