Category Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

Waiting For An Idea To Die: The Energy Balance Theory Of Weight Gain

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The energy balance theory of weight gain is popular because it is simple and seems plausible. Basically, the theory states that if you consume it and don’t burn it, you’ll store it. In more technical language, the amount of fat … Continue reading →

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Sugar Sweetened Beverages: Pain and Death In A Can

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High intakes of simple sugars are associated with disease. Natural sugars are found in plant foods such as fruits and vegetables. In general where sugars are found however, they are always accompanied by high amounts of dietary fibre. This fibre … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome: More Evidence to Implicate Fructose?

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome is a group of disorders that are now thought to be a major contributory factor in the development of obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Metabolic syndrome, also called syndrome X, is characterised by changes to … Continue reading →

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Why Fruit Juice Should Not Be Part of a Healthy Diet

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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More On High Fat Diets

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Current medical recommendations are to limit fat intake to around 30 % of calorie intake to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the association between high fat diets and disease is controversial. That being said, the nutritional literature does … Continue reading →

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Fructose: More Bad News (Death And Disease Again)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Robert Barrington

High concentrations of fructose are detrimental because fructose in excess is converted to fatty acids which accumulate in the liver and cause insulin resistance. In nature fructose is found in two main repositories, fruit and honey. The fructose in fruit … Continue reading →

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Fructose Consumption: The Road To Ruin

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Robert Barrington

  Fructose consumption has increased in recent decades as soft drinks have been more widely marketed. In the United States soft drinks tend to be sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, but in Europe sugar is used. Between 1977 and … Continue reading →

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Obesity: Metabolic Dysfunction or Laziness?

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The association between exercise and body weight is fairly well established in the nutritional literature. Generally those who perform more physical activity have lower body weights. However, the cause and effect of this association are far from clear, with indications … Continue reading →

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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver: Fructose Again

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Nonalcoholic fatty liver is a condition characterised by lipid deposits in and around hepatic tissue. In this respect it shows similarity to alcoholic fatty liver which is caused by excessive long term alcohol intake. Fructose overconsumption is implicated in the … Continue reading →

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Fructose: Metabolic Poison

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Evidence is increasingly linking fructose consumption to the development of Western lifestyle diseases. This is because fructose in high concentrations is a metabolic poison that can overload the liver and increase flux through the de novo lipogenesis pathway. This results … Continue reading →

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