Vitamin C and Cancer
Beyond the Cancer Question
I would drink my orange juice and eat my green peppers even if it weren’t for research linking vitamin C to prevention of cancer.
Some of my reasons are the same ones that bolster the advice to eat more fruits and vegetables that supply carotene. Like these plant foods rich in vitamin A, foods rich in vitamin C are also low in saturated fat and sodium.
What’s more, fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C are cholesterol-free. And they provide small to moderate amounts of dietary fiber. Eaten in large amounts, the fiber in these fruits and vegetables helps to lower blood cholesterol levels.
There is more. Vitamin C is rarely recognized for its role in iron absorption. Yet we have known for many years that vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron.
Categories: Cancer, NUTRITION Tags: Cancer, cancer prevention, carotene, dietary fiber, heart disease, iron, iron absorption, saturated fat, scurvy, sodium, vitamin C
Soy Products Do Not Make You Healthy
Commercial milk products have been linked to a number of disease conditions including allergies, asthma, arthritis, diabetes, auto immune diseases, childhood anemia, heart disease and cancer. Many have turned to soy products as substitutes for dairy products. A popular booklet describes soy foods as ” . . . uniformly high in protein but low in calories, carbohydrates and fats, entirely devoid of cholesterol, high in vitamins, easy to digest, tasty and wonderfully versatile in the kitchen, [which] positions them as irresistible new food staples for the evolving American (and also many other countries) diet. 1. . . with each mouth watering soy food dish,” says the author, “comes a balanced, adequate and sustainable nutritional package.” 2
Leaving aside the question of whether products like tofu and soy milk are really “mouthwatering” and “irresistible,” those charged with providing nutritious meals for their families should carefully examine claims that newly introduced soybean products provide an easily digested and complete nutritional package, one that adequately replaces dairy products like milk, butter and cheese, which have, after all, provided nourishment for our generations.
Categories: NUTRITION Tags: allergies, antinutrients, Cancer, Commercial milk products, diabetes, enzyme inhibitors, fermentation, heart disease, hemaglutinin, phytate, soy milk, soy products, soybeans, tofu, zinc
Teeth and Gum Tell Your Overall Health
My dentist explained that opening one’s mouth is somewhat like cracking open the hood of your car. An expert taking a quick look can get a good sense of what’s working, what’s not, and what should be tuned up regularly to keep your body’s systems up and running at their best.
I got interesting information from sport news recently that a professional footballer whose severe feet injury for a long time eventually had the right treatment and healed completely after his doctor found out certain problem with the athlete’s teeth and fixed it.
Your teeth and gum, it seems, may speak volumes about your well-being. For starters, there are conditions that affect oral health. Researchers continue to look at the associations between cavities, gum disease, and heart disease, but a cause-and-effect relationship has not yet been established.
Categories: Oral Health, Public Health Tags: bacteria, diabetes, gum, gum disease, heart disease, Oral Health, osteoporosis, periodontal disease, plaque, smoking, teeth, women health
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.
