Category Archives: Traditional Diets

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Insulin Function

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Alaskan Eskimos inhabit the polar and subpolar regions of Alaska, and here they consume a diet composed largely of locally sourced foods, mainly from the sea. This food includes large amounts of fish and other marine life that is a … Continue reading →

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Adherence To The Mediterranean Diet Reduces Mortality

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is a traditional diet eaten by populations that inhabit the regions around the Mediterranean sea. The diet consists largely of unrefined and minimally processed plant foods, along with dairy foods, eggs, poultry, red wine and occasional red … Continue reading →

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What Is The Mediterranean Diet?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Robert Barrington

The Mediterranean diet is the dietary pattern of eating associated with Crete, much of Greece, Southern Italy, Southern France and parts of North Africa prior to the early 1960’s. Studies of such populations have shown that they have a longer … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet Protects From Weight Gain

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Traditional diets are diets that have been historically eaten by particular populations around the World. These diets tends to have changed little over time and reflect the types of foods available in the local environments of the populations. Traditional diets … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate Diets: Weight Loss Without Calorie Restriction Required

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Robert Barrington

That weight loss requires calorie restriction is a fallacy. However, despite evidence clearly showing that non-calorie restrictive diets are effective, many people continue to believe that they must forcibly restrict energy intake in order to cause weight loss. The main … Continue reading →

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Low Carbohydrate Diets: Weight Loss Without Calorie Restriction

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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The Eskimo Diet: A High Omega-3 Diet

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Robert Barrington

The lifespan of the Greenland Eskimos is around 60 years of age, yet their death rate from ischaemic heart disease (coronary heart disease) is only around 3.5 %. This compared to the United Kingdom and the United States where ischaemic … Continue reading →

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What Is A High Quality Diet?

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Robert Barrington
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Traditional Diets: Healthy and Good For the Environment Too

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Traditional diets are those historically eaten by endogenous populations. Well known traditional diets include the Nordic, the Mediterranean and the Eskimo diet. Traditional diets vary around the World, some being high in starches, some being high in proteins, some being … Continue reading →

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Which Diet Is Right For You?

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Robert Barrington

Many people enquire as to what is a healthy diet. This is an interesting question because if we look at the diets consumed by populations around the World, we can see that traditional diets differ greatly. For example, the Massai … Continue reading →

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