The Tale of Fats, Cancer, and Heart Disease
The Fats and Oils Story
A hundred years ago, shoppers had few fats to choose from. Usually, only butter and lard were available to consumers.
Today, there are enough fats and oils on the market to confuse anyone. But all of them fall into one of three categories:
- Table fats (butter and margarines)
- Cooking and salad oils
- Shortenings
To make things simpler, remember just one thing. All of these items are high in fat. In fact, the fat content of shortenings and oils is virtually identical. Butter and margarine have slightly less fat because these spreads contain a small amount of water that shortenings and oils lack.
The Different Types of Fat
The only important difference between the many fats has to do with what nutritionists call “type of fat.” Some of the fat in food is saturated, while other fats are monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. The saturated type of fat promotes heart disease, but others do not seem to do so. Somehow, still there are controversies among experts and scientists regarding correlation between saturated fats and heart diseases or/and cancers.
Categories: Cancer, NUTRITION Tags: blood cholesterol, breast cancer, Cancer, colon cancer, fats, heart disease, High blood cholesterol, margarine, monounsaturated fats, oils, polyunsaturated fats, prostate gland cancer, saturated fats, shortenings
Dietary Fiber Prevents You from Cancer, Part II
More Whole Grain Ideas
Of course, there are whole grain foods other than those that we think of as cereals.
Here are some ideas for whole grain foods that go well with lunch and dinner or make good snacks:
- for lunch : whole wheat or rye bread
- for dinner : brown rice, millet, bulghur wheat (as in tabouli)
- for snacks : graham crackers, rye wafers, or whole wheat crackers
All of these foods are moderate sources of insoluble fiber.
A Matter of Milling
You may be surprised to see brown rice and whole wheat bread described as only moderate sources of fiber. These foods contain less fiber than is commonly believed.
Brown rice, for example, has only a moderately higher fiber content than white rice. The difference amounts to about 1.5 grams per half cup of cooked rice.
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Categories: Cancer Tags: Cancer, cereal fiber, colon cancer, dietary fiber, insoluble fiiber, soluble fiber
Cancer Inhibitors in Food
Do you think cancer as a mighty sword that can reach down and hurt any and all of us? At any time?
If you do, then you should think again. Exciting new research shows that nature gives us weapons that can fight back. And these weapons are not in exotic places. They are in common foods.
The substances I am talking about are not considered nutrients, because their absence does not cause a deficiency disease. These substances are little-known food elements. Only a handful of research scientists are familiar with them.
Scientists call them inhibitors. In laboratory animals, these substances show an impressive ability to inhibit the cancer process.
How Cancer Inhibitors Work
A cancer agent, such as one found in cigarette smoke, might cause cancer in half of the animals that are exposed to it. But when an inhibitor is given along with the cancer-causing chemical, fewer animals will develop cancer. The inhibitor prevents the cancer-causing chemical from doing its damage.
Categories: Cancer Tags: brassica family, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, Cancer, cancer inhibitors, cauliflower, colon cancer, cruciferous vegetables, dietary fiber, digestive organs, indoles, rectal cancer, stomac cancer, vitamin A, vitamin C
Health Benefits of Exercise
Every year, the evidence becomes more convincing: regular exercise is one of the most important things you can do to extend and improve the quality of your life.
The health benefits of exercise impact your body from head to toe. By exercising at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week, you can dramatically lower your risk of disease and injury. Exercise also helps improve your emotional health.
5 Health Benefits of Exercise
It is impossible to fully calculate the health payoff of a few weekly hours at the gym, in the pool or on the field. However, if you need a little extra motivation to get active, consider the following five health benefits of regular exercise:
Categories: Healthy Lifestyle Tags: benefis of exercise, colon cancer, coronary artery disease, depression, emotional health, Exercise, type 2 diabetes, Weight Loss
Coffee: No.1 Source of Antioxidants
Coffee is good for your health !
Coffee provides more than just a morning jolt; that steaming cup of java or mandheling is also the number one source of antioxidants in some countries and, particularly, in the U.S. diet, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Scranton (Pa.). Their study was described at the 230th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
“Americans get more of their antioxidants from coffee than any other dietary source. Nothing else comes close,” says study leader Joe Vinson, Ph.D., a chemistry professor at the university. Although fruits and vegetables are generally promoted as good sources of antioxidants, the new finding is surprising because it represents the first time that coffee has been shown to be the primary source from which most Americans get their antioxidants, Vinson says. Both caffeinated and decaf versions appear to provide similar antioxidant levels, he adds.
Categories: Coffee Tags: antioxidants, arabica coffee, Cancer, Coffee, colon cancer, heart disease, liver cancer, Parkinson's disease, top 10 sources of antioxidants, type 2 diabetes
