Tag Archives: Protein

Protein Versus Carbohydrate Versus Fat: Energy Considerations

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Altering the ratio of the macronutrients can have a strong influence on the prevailing metabolic energy balance because protein, carbohydrate and fat are metabolised quite differently. Postprandially, protein can increase thermogenesis by 25 to 40 %, glucose by 6 to … Continue reading →

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Whey Protein and Branched Chain Amino Acids

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

High proteins diets have recently become popular because evidence suggests they improve body composition in overweight subjects. This may relate to their ability to increase nitrogen retention, an effect that can augment increases in skeletal muscle mass. The amount of … Continue reading →

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High Protein Diets: Are they Really Low Carbohydrate Diets?

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Research suggests that high protein diets are effective at causing weight loss. For example, in a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1, researchers used a meta-analysis to compare the effects of standard protein calorie restricted diets … Continue reading →

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The Western Diet: Refined Junk

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Low quality diets are increasingly being seen as the cause of Western lifestyle diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In contrast, high quality traditional diets are protective of disease. Studying the changes that occur as population … Continue reading →

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Proton Load

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Robert Barrington

utritional scientists have recently acknowledge what has been known to nutritionists for many decades. That the ratio of dietary protein to potassium determines the acid load that is placed on the tissues through the blood, and that this in turn … Continue reading →

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The Glycaemic Effect of Protein

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Robert Barrington

n elevated glycaemic response to food is increasingly being seen as a causative factor in the aetiology of the metabolic syndrome. This is problematic because the metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and type … Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Diet: Athletic Ability

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Robert Barrington

egetarian diets are healthy and may confer protection against cardiovascular disease and aid weight control (here). However, much of the research investigating vegetarianism has focused on the sedentary individual. Intense exercise places unique stresses on the body and the ability … 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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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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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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