Category Archives: Obesity

More Evidence Of Low Quality Diets In The Obese

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Many people who should know better are still lost in old nutritional paradigms. One such paradigm states that overeating is the cause of obesity. Proponents of such a belief, who include that vast majority of the mainstream medical establishment, assume … Continue reading →

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Sugary Soft Drinks: A Slow Walk to the Grave?

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Sugar consumption is associated with a significantly increased risk of many Western lifestyle diseases. In particular, high intakes of refined crystalline sugar can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and dental caries. However, it is obesity … 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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Obesity: Are The Poor At Higher Risk?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The ‘income related reversal of fatness in the female’ is the paradoxical changes that occur to female body fat levels in individuals from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In this regard, females of low socioeconomic status are thinner than their wealthier counterparts, … 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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Fruits and Vegetables Protect From Obesity

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a Worldwide phenomenon that is reaching epidemic proportions. However, analysis of obesity data however shows that its prevalence tends to be associated with living in developed nations, such as Western Europe, North America and Australasia, and with consumption … Continue reading →

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Obesity: Even Researchers Misunderstand It

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The cause and effect of excessive weight gain and obesity are misunderstood by many professionals who should know better. Unfortunately, we live in an era that is short of great thinkers. The repeater mindset that regurgitates what it hears, after … Continue reading →

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The Subcutaneous to Abdominal Fat Ratio

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Triglycerides are stored in two main repositories of white adipose tissue in humans. A subcutaneous store is present under the skin, and this constitutes the store of unsightly fat that is visible to the exterior, just below the skin. In … Continue reading →

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Fatty acid profiles in normal and obese individuals

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Deficiency of the essential fatty acids can occur with the feeding of high glucose enteral or parenteral nutrition in as little as two weeks. This is because of the absence of dietary essential fatty acid precursors as well as the … Continue reading →

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Fat Families: Genes or Environment?

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The risk of becoming overweight is increased significantly if your family members are also overweight. Studies for example show that the offspring of two lean parents are less likely to be overweight than the offspring of overweight individuals. Of course, … Continue reading →

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