Category Archives: Salt

The Sodium to Potassium Ratio: Marker for A Low Quality Diet?

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The typical Western diet is a low quality diet consumed by many individuals in the developed nations of the Western Europe, North America and Australasia. In particular, the typical Western diet includes high amounts of refined and processed foods that … Continue reading →

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Cheap Sports Drink Alternative

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Thoughts on Post Workout Nutrition

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Nutrition On The Go

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Robert Barrington

When you are next out and about, have a look at the types of foods you can buy as snacks. Most will fall into the category of carbohydrate based foods. Of these foods most are also refined. This is problematic … Continue reading →

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Zinc Deficiency: Altered Taste Perception

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Zinc is an important trace mineral, required as a cofactor to more proteins than any other mineral in human nutrition. Evidence suggests that zinc intakes have been declining in Western nations as food habits have changed. In particular, the gradual … Continue reading →

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Sodium Does Not Elevate Blood Pressure

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Proponents of the sodium theory of blood pressure propose that high intakes of dietary sodium are a cause of elevated blood pressure. This is suggested to occur through an increase in the fluid retained in extracellular tissue including the vascular … Continue reading →

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Bland Food, Taste and Adiposity

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Robert Barrington

Studies show that the high fat, low fibre, palatable, salty and sugary foods in the Western diet increase energy consumption. The reason for this is that many processed foods bypass the normal appetite regulatory mechanisms and elicit larger food intakes. … Continue reading →

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Potassium Chloride as an Alternative to Sodium Chloride

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Do Low Sodium Diets Lower Blood Pressure?

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Robert Barrington
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Does Sodium Really Cause High Blood Pressure?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Robert Barrington

The current mainstream medical consensus is that high sodium diets are a cause of elevated blood pressure, and that lowering sodium intake will reduce blood pressure. As with all good lies, this viewpoint is based on a half truth, which … Continue reading →

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