Guest guest Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Here's a news report on a recent study that shows vegetarian diet reduces the risk of certain cancers but not bowel cancer. This seems to be puzzling scientists who are asking " Why does vegetarian diet not seem to protect against bowel cancer? " http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8127215.stm My comment: I think we who eat gluten-free have something to offer the question! I think it would offer protection, if more vegetarians also ate gluten-free. As many of us are aware, people who consume gluten, and who are intolerant of it, run a higher risk of developing bowel cancer. Typical vegetarians probably eat more gluten than than the average in the form of breads, pasta and fake meats. Current research projections suggest that many people suffer symptoms of gluten intolerance without knowing that is their problem. So, I suspect we have the solution: gluten-free diet for more vegetarians! Do you catch my drift here? Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 You make a good point. For years I was diagnosed doctor after doctor with IBS! I know a lot of people, vegetarian and not, who claim to have IBS, but the ones willing to do a little experiment and cut out certain foods for 2 weeks all came back saying how much better they felt, their skin cleared up, no gas or bloating or pain, ect. They all decided to give up the foods that caused them problems for good and I helped them with the elimination/challenge diet (which I set them up for with the experiment) and they all are a lot healthier and feel great! IBS is the intestinal reaction to foods the body can not process! Dietary changes are the only real solution to eliminate the symptoms and reduce the risk of colon cancer! On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: > > > Here's a news report on a recent study that shows vegetarian diet reduces > the risk of certain cancers but not bowel cancer. This seems to be puzzling > scientists who are asking " Why does vegetarian diet not seem to protect > against bowel cancer? " http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8127215.stm > > My comment: I think we who eat gluten-free have something to offer the > question! I think it would offer protection, if more vegetarians also ate > gluten-free. > > As many of us are aware, people who consume gluten, and who are intolerant > of it, run a higher risk of developing bowel cancer. Typical vegetarians > probably eat more gluten than than the average in the form of breads, pasta > and fake meats. > > Current research projections suggest that many people suffer symptoms of > gluten intolerance without knowing that is their problem. So, I suspect we > have the solution: gluten-free diet for more vegetarians! > > Do you catch my drift here? > > Deborah > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Interesting find--thanks! It's true that the faux meats should be taken in moderation and that whole foods should be the centerpiece of the diet, but I didn't know there was a connection between gluten and colon cancer risk; this is good to know since my dad died from it! To be honest I don't know too much about gluten. I'll have to look more into it/read up on it; I myself joined the site just for the vegan recipes. --- On Wed, 7/1/09, Deborah Pageau <dpageau wrote: Deborah Pageau <dpageau vegetarian diet and bowel cancer " vegan gluten free list " Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 2:07 PM Here's a news report on a recent study that shows vegetarian diet reduces the risk of certain cancers but not bowel cancer. This seems to be puzzling scientists who are asking " Why does vegetarian diet not seem to protect against bowel cancer? " http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/health/ 8127215.stm My comment: I think we who eat gluten-free have something to offer the question! I think it would offer protection, if more vegetarians also ate gluten-free. As many of us are aware, people who consume gluten, and who are intolerant of it, run a higher risk of developing bowel cancer. Typical vegetarians probably eat more gluten than than the average in the form of breads, pasta and fake meats. Current research projections suggest that many people suffer symptoms of gluten intolerance without knowing that is their problem. So, I suspect we have the solution: gluten-free diet for more vegetarians! Do you catch my drift here? Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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