Category Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

Dead or Berried

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome describes a cluster of metabolic dysfunctions that result from consuming a poor quality diet. The metabolic syndrome is characterised by peripheral and central insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver, abdominal obesity, as well as lipoprotein and glucose abnormalities. … Continue reading →

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Is Coffee Protective of Insulin Resistance?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Refined crystalline sugar induces insulin resistance in mammals. Rat experiments have shown that feeding fructose at high intakes causes insulin resistance in just a few short weeks (here, here and here). Fructose can induce insulin resistance because it increases flux … Continue reading →

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Genes Play A Role

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition is increasingly being linked to poor diet. In particular, increased consumption of fructose may overload the liver with energy, and this increases the rate of fatty acid synthesis through the de novo … Continue reading →

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Gut Health And Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of disorders that includes aberrations to blood sugar control, lipid imbalances, abdominal obesity, inflammation, insulin resistance and reduced force output from skeletal muscle. The cause of the metabolic syndrome is thought to result from … Continue reading →

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Liquid Sugar: Metabolic Poison

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The prevalence of obesity is Western nations closely matches the rise in the consumption of sugar sweetened beverages. Sugar is an interesting molecule, because it is a natural part of many fruits and vegetables and as a result can be … Continue reading →

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Fish Oils: The antidote To Fructose Poisoning?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Increasingly it is being shown that refined crystalline fructose is a metabolic poison. Experiments on rats show that fructose can induce insulin resistance and detrimental changes to lipoprotein metabolism within a few weeks. Humans studies confirm that high intakes of … Continue reading →

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SAM: Associated With Adiposity

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington

S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is an intermediate high energy compound of the methionine to homocysteine pathway. Methionine is an essential amino acid in human nutrition, and is derived mainly from animal protein in the diet of Westerners. Methionine is converted to SAM, … Continue reading →

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More On Berries And Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Evidence from the nutritional literature suggests that berry consumption is associated with improvements in glycaemic control. A number of studies have looked at berry consumption (here) and concluded that berries are beneficial at modulating postprandial blood sugar levels. The reason … Continue reading →

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Galactooligosaccharides, Gut Health And Metabolic Syndrome

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The Western diet is implicated as a causative factor in the development of the metabolic syndrome. This likely relates to the overly processed and refined foods present in the diet. In particular, the processing of whole foods often removes much … Continue reading →

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Quick Measures of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Cardiovascular disease is a complex multifactorial disease which is still not completely understood. Dating back to the 1950’s it was believed that dietary lipids including cholesterol and saturated fats were the main cause of cardiovascular disease. However, this cholesterol theory … Continue reading →

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