Tag Archives: Fish

More on trans Fats: Pain and Death

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Natural vegetable oils present in nuts and seeds are healthy oils because they contain high concentrations of the essential fatty acids α-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)). Alpha linolenic acid is desaturated and elongated in … Continue reading →

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Fish Oil Fights Inflammation

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Obesity is a symptom of the metabolic syndrome, which in turn is caused by low quality diets containing high amounts of fructose. High fructose intakes are deleterious to metabolic regulation because they induce insulin resistance in hepatocytes and skeletal muscle. … Continue reading →

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Fish Oil: Keep it Cold, Keep it Dark

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Fish oil is beneficial to the health because of the long-chain trienoic, pentaenoic and hexaenoic polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) that it contains. In particular, the omega 3 fatty acids eicosapentanoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n-3)) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) … Continue reading →

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Hydrogenated, trans and Deodorised Fats

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) from plants have important health implications because two of these fatty acids, α-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)) are essential to health. Unsaturated fatty acids have double bonds that gives the … Continue reading →

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Healing Fats That Kill

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Robert Barrington

cientific evidence now supports traditional nutritional wisdom with regard the healing properties of the essential fatty acids α-linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) and linoleic acid (LA, C18:2 (n-6)). The ratio of LA to ALA in the diet must be around … Continue reading →

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Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors: The Sword of Damocles

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Robert Barrington

yclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors are a sub-group of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These drugs, that include common over the counter medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen, inhibit the cyclooxygenase enzymes non-selectively. Cyclooxygenases are a group of enzymes required for eicosanoid (prostanoid) … Continue reading →

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Biomarkers for EPA and DHA

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he fish oils eicosapentanoic acid (EPA, C20:5 (n-3)) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA, C22:6 (n-3)) are increasingly being seen as beneficial to the health. In particular high intakes of fish oil have been shown to favourably modulate plasma triglycerides, possibly because … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Diet and Mortality

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Robert Barrington

ertain populations around the World are known for their longevity and lack of physical and mental illness. The common theme between these populations is the fact that they eat their traditional diets. These diets vary from place to place, but … Continue reading →

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I Fish to Be Thin

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Robert Barrington

s more is understood about obesity, it is becoming clear that the disease is far more complex than a simple positive energy balance. Complex behavioural, social and environmental factors interact with poor quality nutrition to cause a perfect storm of … Continue reading →

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Alpha Linolenic Acid: Inferior to Fish Oil?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Alpha linolenic acid (ALA, C18:3 (n-3)) is an essential fatty acid. Therefore alpha linolenic acid is required for heath but cannot be synthesised endogenously, and so must be present in the diet. Most humans possess a deficiency of the gene … Continue reading →

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