[natural-health-forum] Plant diets can ward off cancer

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Plant diets can ward off cancer

 

 

" Plant diets can ward off cancer " , BBC News, January 22, 2005,

Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4164091.stm

 

Eating lots of fruit and vegetables and limited amounts of red meat and sugary

foods is the way to protect against cancer, say researchers.

 

Three separate studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association show

the benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet.

 

As well as protecting against bowel cancer, eating a plant-based diet is good

for the heart, say experts.

 

Such diets offered no extra protection against breast cancer, however.

 

But US research released days ago showed adding olive oil to your diet can cut

the risk of developing breast cancer.

 

The three new studies join thousands of research papers looking at the effect of

diet on cancer risk.

 

Dr Steve Heggie, a scientist at World Cancer Research Fund, said: " The best

advice is still as it stands to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. "

 

He said the research showing no effect on breast cancer was important, but that

it was vital to look at all available evidence rather than the conclusions of

one study.

 

He said the World Cancer Research Fund was currently compiling all the available

data on diet and cancer, involving some 10-20,000 studies in total, and would

publish results in 2006.

 

What you eat

 

The first of the JAMA studies, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins in the

US and Yonsei University in Korea, followed more than 1.2 million people for ten

years.

 

The people with higher blood sugar levels, regardless of whether they were

diabetic or not, were at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer.

 

The authors believe glucose intolerance might be one way that obesity increases

cancer risk, and that rising obesity rates might increase future cancer rates.

 

The second study, by Dr Ann Choa and colleagues at the American Cancer Society

in Atlanta, looked at the relationship between meat consumption and colorectal

cancer risk among nearly 150,000 people.

 

People who ate the highest amounts of red meat (up to about a kg per week) in

the study were 50% more likely to get colon cancer than those who ate the least

amount of red meat.

 

In the third study, researchers at the University Medical Centre in Utrecht, the

Netherlands, found eating fruit and vegetables or drinking juices had no effect

on breast cancer risk among more than 250,000 women.

 

But the authors said a modest benefit could still exist for some women.

 

In an accompanying editorial, Dr Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public

Health in Boston, said the benefits of a plant-rich diet were far reaching.

 

" Reductions in blood pressure and epidemiological evidence for lower risks of

cardiovascular disease provide sufficient reason to consume these foods in

abundance.

 

" The relation between red meat consumption and cancer may not be conclusive, but

prudence would suggest that red meat, and processed meats in particular, should

be eaten sparingly to minimise risk.

 

" When combined with other healthful diet and lifestyle factors, it appears that

approximately 70% of colon cancer can potentially be avoided. "

 

Obesity

 

Amanda Vezey, care advisor at Diabetes UK said the blood sugar research was

interesting.

 

" The study indicates that obesity may increase the risk of cancer and for people

with Type 2 diabetes, being the right weight is an important part of managing

their condition. "

 

Cancer Research UK's Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, said: " These papers add to the

growing evidence about the role of lifestyle factors in cancer.

 

" For particular cancers such as breast cancer, other factors such as

reproductive history and hormonal status are a major risk, but this study

provides no good reason to change current general dietary recommendations.

 

" Dietary patterns with high fruit and vegetable intake and limited red and

processed meat intake are those most consistent with good health including lower

overall cancer, cardiovascular disease and mortality rates.

 

" Obesity is a well documented risk factor for many cancers. The Korean study

confirms previous reports that diabetes or a raised glucose level may increase

cancer risk and this may well be one of the mechanisms through which obesity may

influence cancer risk. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wonderful studies....

NOW if only they would look into WHAT is IN the RED MEAT and tell us the

chemicals and what and how they work in the animal that in turn causes the

cancer problems in humans.

One can already guess, if a simular study was set up using only organically

raised animals, with no man made medicine, and chemicals (shots with

thermisol), hormones for fast growth,etc. whatever is the lastest technology

for factory raised animals,we would have a really interesting study. Nora

G

 

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Sunday, January 23, 2005 2:56 AM

[natural-health-forum] Plant diets can

ward off cancer

 

 

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> Plant diets can ward off cancer

>

>

> " Plant diets can ward off cancer " , BBC News, January 22, 2005,

> Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4164091.stm

>

> Eating lots of fruit and vegetables and limited amounts of red meat and

sugary foods is the way to protect against cancer, say researchers.

>

> Three separate studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association

show the benefits of a Mediterranean-style diet.

>

> As well as protecting against bowel cancer, eating a plant-based diet is

good for the heart, say experts.

>

> Such diets offered no extra protection against breast cancer, however.

>

> But US research released days ago showed adding olive oil to your diet can

cut the risk of developing breast cancer.

>

> The three new studies join thousands of research papers looking at the

effect of diet on cancer risk.

>

> Dr Steve Heggie, a scientist at World Cancer Research Fund, said: " The

best advice is still as it stands to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. "

>

> He said the research showing no effect on breast cancer was important, but

that it was vital to look at all available evidence rather than the

conclusions of one study.

>

> He said the World Cancer Research Fund was currently compiling all the

available data on diet and cancer, involving some 10-20,000 studies in

total, and would publish results in 2006.

>

> What you eat

>

> The first of the JAMA studies, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins

in the US and Yonsei University in Korea, followed more than 1.2 million

people for ten years.

>

> The people with higher blood sugar levels, regardless of whether they were

diabetic or not, were at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer.

>

> The authors believe glucose intolerance might be one way that obesity

increases cancer risk, and that rising obesity rates might increase future

cancer rates.

>

> The second study, by Dr Ann Choa and colleagues at the American Cancer

Society in Atlanta, looked at the relationship between meat consumption and

colorectal cancer risk among nearly 150,000 people.

>

> People who ate the highest amounts of red meat (up to about a kg per week)

in the study were 50% more likely to get colon cancer than those who ate the

least amount of red meat.

>

> In the third study, researchers at the University Medical Centre in

Utrecht, the Netherlands, found eating fruit and vegetables or drinking

juices had no effect on breast cancer risk among more than 250,000 women.

>

> But the authors said a modest benefit could still exist for some women.

>

> In an accompanying editorial, Dr Walter Willett of the Harvard School of

Public Health in Boston, said the benefits of a plant-rich diet were far

reaching.

>

> " Reductions in blood pressure and epidemiological evidence for lower risks

of cardiovascular disease provide sufficient reason to consume these foods

in abundance.

>

> " The relation between red meat consumption and cancer may not be

conclusive, but prudence would suggest that red meat, and processed meats in

particular, should be eaten sparingly to minimise risk.

>

> " When combined with other healthful diet and lifestyle factors, it appears

that approximately 70% of colon cancer can potentially be avoided. "

>

> Obesity

>

> Amanda Vezey, care advisor at Diabetes UK said the blood sugar research

was interesting.

>

> " The study indicates that obesity may increase the risk of cancer and for

people with Type 2 diabetes, being the right weight is an important part of

managing their condition. "

>

> Cancer Research UK's Professor Kay-Tee Khaw, said: " These papers add to

the growing evidence about the role of lifestyle factors in cancer.

>

> " For particular cancers such as breast cancer, other factors such as

reproductive history and hormonal status are a major risk, but this study

provides no good reason to change current general dietary recommendations.

>

> " Dietary patterns with high fruit and vegetable intake and limited red and

processed meat intake are those most consistent with good health including

lower overall cancer, cardiovascular disease and mortality rates.

>

> " Obesity is a well documented risk factor for many cancers. The Korean

study confirms previous reports that diabetes or a raised glucose level may

increase cancer risk and this may well be one of the mechanisms through

which obesity may influence cancer risk. "