Category Archives: Metabolic Syndrome

The Fibre to Carbohydrate Ratio is Pivotal in Obesity

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Many people consider fruit juice to be beneficial to the health. This is based on the evidence showing the health benefits of whole fruit. However, evidence shows fruit juices to be no better for he health than sugar sweetened soft … Continue reading →

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Atherosclerosis: Is the Old Paradigm Dying?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The traditional view of atherosclerosis is that it is caused by an accumulation of lipids in the endothelial lining of arteries. These lipids we are told, are derived mainly from dietary cholesterol and transported to the artery walls by low … Continue reading →

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Sugar Sugar Everywhere

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

raditional diets are devoid of meaningful levels of refined carbohydrates, particularly sugar. However, changes to the composition of the typical human diet have occurred over the last 100 years in Western nations. The increasing intakes of sugar and other fructose … Continue reading →

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The Maasai: More Cholesterol Absurdities

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

 scientific theory can be thought of as a chain of evidence. Each piece of evidence links to the next in order to provide the required observational premise for the construction of a coherent and continuous path to the truth. The … Continue reading →

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Alkylresorcinols: Whole Grain Antioxidants

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alkylresorcinols are lipid polyphenols which structurally possess a long aliphatic chains with a polyphenolic resorcinol head. Alkylresorcinols are found in the bran of cereal grains of wheat, rye and barley, but are generally rare in nature and so present in … Continue reading →

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Fatty Liver: Bad News

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Robert Barrington

arbohydrates are increasingly being seen as the cause of weight gain and obesity. More specifically, overconsumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates are now considered to be a direct cause of insulin resistance, which subsequently causes development of the metabolic syndrome … Continue reading →

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More on Berries and Lipoproteins

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that consumption of berries may confer protection against cardiovascular disease. Berries such as blackberries (Rubus subgenus Rubus), raspberries (Rubus ideaus) and black currents (Ribes nigrumare) good sources of flavonoids, and some evidence suggest that these compounds may modulate … Continue reading →

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Beans and Oats: Cholesterol Control

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Robert Barrington

igh plasma concentrations of cholesterol do not cause cardiovascular disease. Instead, both high levels of the small dense low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle and low concentrations of the high density lipoprotein (HDL) particle are associated with cardiovascular disease. This is … Continue reading →

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Fructose Digestion and Absorption

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ructose is increasingly being seen as a major contributory cause of the insulin resistance that characterises the metabolic syndrome. Fructose is present naturally in nature in foods such as fruits, but evidence suggests that consumption of fruit does not lead … Continue reading →

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Intramuscular Fat and Insulin Resistance

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) is increasingly being seen as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Metabolic syndrome is a group of metabolic abnormalities that are believed to be caused by insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is characterised by a … Continue reading →

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