Category Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

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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Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Disease

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The lipid theory of cardiovascular disease states that atherosclerosis, lesions and inelasticity in artery walls, was caused by dietary lipids including saturated fat and cholesterol. However, the scientific evidence does not support this contention and the lipid theory of cardiovascular … Continue reading →

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Are Legumes Protective Of Cardiovascular Disease?

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Leguminous plants include the beans, lentils and peas. The leguminous plants produce seeds which are called pulses. Humans eat legumes including pulses and these provide high levels of many nutrients and are excellent sources of protein, starch and phytonutrients. Evidence … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome: The Common Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease?

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic dysfunctions that centre on the development of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance, is a condition that occurs when the hormone insulin no longer is able to elicit cellular effects efficiently. As a result … 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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Do You have Metabolic Syndrome?

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that are likely caused by the insulin resistance that characterises the condition. These metabolic disorders include, but are not limited to, changes to plasma lipoproteins, raised levels of fasting blood glucose, … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D and Blood Glucose Homeostasis

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone, classified as a vitamin. As well as dietary sources of vitamin D, humans can synthesise vitamin D in the skin through the action of ultraviolet light acting on cholesterol. The biologically accepted marker for … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome in Normal Weight Individuals

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic disorders that develop due to an underlying insulin resistant state. As insulin sensitivity declines, blood sugar levels rise and insulin production increases in response to ingested carbohydrate ingestion. Such a hyperglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic … Continue reading →

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Choline: The Old New Supplement

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Choline has been around as a dietary supplement for a long time. Its use as a treatment for the accumulation of fat in the liver is well recorded in the nutritional literature from both animal and human studies. In the … Continue reading →

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Antioxidant Supplements: More Evidence They Work

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Oxidative stress is associated with the aetiology of many of the Western lifestyle diseases such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes. Although an association does not prove a cause and effect, studies with animals and humans … Continue reading →

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