Category Archives: Health

Choline and lecithin

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  January 2011; updated 4/12/19 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Lecithin is made from two B-vitamins: inositol (B8) and choline (B4). Both are important nutrients for brain development (7): Inositol has a calming effect on the central … Continue reading →

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Carbs: Inulin (a non-starchy carb)

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  February 2008 (image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Fiber is a type of carbohydrate for which we do not make enzymes needed to break down the chains of sugars. Instead, the bugs in our gut break down … Continue reading →

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Carbohydrates: a Review

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Cat

By Cat, April 2019 (combining sections from January 2011 andMarch 2015 posts) There are three commonly recognized classes of carbs, all of which are discussed here: Sugars, starches and fiber (more on this, below). Carbohydrate is a form of stored energy … Continue reading →

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Butyrate

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  Mar 2015; updated April 2019 (Image, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Butyrate (butyric acid) is a 4-carbon fatty acid from which butter gets its name. It is one of the most important short chain fatty acids produced … Continue reading →

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Carbs: Resistant Starch (RS)

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  Mar 2015; updated April 2019; Image, right, from Livestrong (11) Dr. Alan Christianson writes this about the difference between regular and resistant starch (with my addition in square brackets] (18): Resistant starch is not quite fiber and … Continue reading →

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Not all Calories are Created Equal

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Cat

Catherine M. Haug, December 2006, updated April 2019 (image and bread, right, by Cat) The calorie hypothesis: “If you want to lose weight, you have to consume fewer calories than you expend,” or put another way, “to lose weight, you … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fats Part 2: A Big Dupe

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  December 2006; updated January 2007, January 2008, and April 2019 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) The first indictment of saturated fat was made by Dr. Ancel Keys in 1953.  In comparing data on fat intake and mortality … Continue reading →

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Saturated Fats, Part 3: A Bad Rap

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug,  January 2008; updated April 2019 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I recently (2008) read an MSNBC online article that is well written and right on target, concerning the lies and misunderstandings about saturated fats.  It’s a … Continue reading →

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Omega-6 Fatty Acids

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug, December 2007; updated April 2019, July 2022 (image, right, from Scientific Psychic (5)) As described in Fats & FattyAcids, The Omega number refers to the position of the last double bond in the fatty acid chain, as … Continue reading →

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Cat

by Catherine M. Haug, December 2007; updated April 2019 (image, right, from Scientific Psychic (5)) As described in Fats & FattyAcids, The Omega number refers to the position of the last double bond in the fatty acid chain, as counted backwards … Continue reading →

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