Tag Archives: Digestion and Absorption

Medium Chain Triglycerides: Good Fuel

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fat is generally not as good choice of dietary fuel during intense exercise because it is more slowly absorbed and oxidised compared to carbohydrate. This decreases the usefulness of fatty acids as a fuel for energy during athletic performance. However, … Continue reading →

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Didj You Get Your Fibre Mate?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Traditional diets may be beneficial to the health because they contain a high fibre to starch ratios. One of the main problems with adoption of the Western diet is that the fibre to starch ratio is low, which deleteriously affects … Continue reading →

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Tablets, Capsules and Softgels: Vitamin E

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Dr Joel Wallach, of Dead Doctor’s Don’t Lie fame, once said that taking vitamins was pretty cheap insurance against disease. This is true, because while vitamins and minerals are often better provided by whole food, they are increasingly absent from … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Dense, Get Lean

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

That whole grains are protective of weight gain and obesity is increasingly obvious from the growing body of relevant research in the nutritional literature. Traditional diets such as the Mediterranean diet and the Okinawan diet contain high amounts of whole … Continue reading →

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Fruit: Mostly Sugars, Some Starch

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The glycaemic effects of food are of interest to nutritional scientists because excessive postprandial rises in blood sugar are thought to contribute to the disease process. The fibre to carbohydrate ratio is an important determinant of the glycaemic effect of … 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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More on Gastric Emptying Rate and Glycaemia

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

nowledge of the differing digestion and absorption characteristics of carbohydrates has lead to the construction of the glycaemic index. The glycaemic index is a value given to carbohydrate foods that is a measure of the rate of blood sugar rise … Continue reading →

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More on Calcium Absorption

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Calcium is an important macromineral required for a number of physiological processes such as bone formation, pH regulation, muscle contraction and nerve condition. Increasingly calcium is also being seen to play a role in blood pressure regulation and in weight … Continue reading →

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Calcium: Increases Fat Excretion

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

pidemiological evidence suggests that calcium intake is inversely associated with weight gain. A number of mechanisms have been proposed for this observation, although the complete picture is still unclear. Some evidence suggests that a low calcium intake may cause the … Continue reading →

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Whey Protein Suppresses Hunger?

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that high protein diets are beneficial for weight loss. A number of intervention studies have assessed different types of high protein diets and generally the result show that they cause weight loss when compared to high carbohydrate alternatives. … Continue reading →

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