Category Archives: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Vitamin E and Insulin Resistance

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Oxidative stress may be a causative factor in the development of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is detrimental because it is associated with Western lifestyle diseases including obesity. Obesity is associated with low levels of circulating antioxidants which has lead some … Continue reading →

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The Minor Fat Constituents In The Typical Western Diet

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Robert Barrington

There are a number of minor lipid or fat constituents of the normal human diet that are worthy of any discussion involving fat loss. In particular conjugated linoleic acid and lecithin are minor dietary components that have useful fat loss … 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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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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Copepod Wax Esters: Novel Fat Loss Supplement?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Studies on mice show that crude oil extracted from the planktonic copepod Calanus finmarchicus is beneficial at preventing diet induced obesity. In particular, mice fed an obesogenic diet were protected from abdominal obesity, hepatic steatosis, inflammation and insulin resistance by … 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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Is Fructose a Liver Toxin?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The damage that excessive alcohol consumption can cause to the liver is well understood. The ectopic stenosis that drives the liver damage associated with excessive alcohol consumption is caused by aberrations to the metabolism of fats and also to the … Continue reading →

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Fructose and the Liver

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Carnitine Deficiency, Fatty Liver and Weight Loss

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Many people are aware of the damage that long-term ethanol (alcohol) consumption can have on the liver. The reason that ethanol can damage liver tissue is because the metabolism of ethanol can cause the deposition of lipids, mainly triglycerides, in … Continue reading →

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Sudden Infant Death And GLA

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Sudden infant death syndrome SIDS is not fully understood. A number of theories have been presented to explain this unfortunate and devastating event, some of which involve nutritional mechanisms. In 1980, a theory was presented by Johnson and his coworkers … Continue reading →

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