A radio interview with Gary Taubes accompanies Johns Hopkins research in which low-carb, high-fat dieters lost 10 pounds in 45 days while low-fat dieters needed 70 days to lose the same amount.
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Avoiding Illness
How diet and lifestyle affect cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other illnesses.
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- Anemia
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Cancer
High dietary fiber intake may help prevent breast cancer
A meta-analysis of 10 cohort studies covering 712,000 people found the highest fiber eaters were 11 percent less likely to develop breast cancer, with each 10-gram increase tied to a 7 percent lower risk. The authors note this does not prove fiber caused the reduction.
Obesity
Adult obesity rates may almost double in the U.S. by 2030
A Lancet modeling study projects 65 million more obese US adults by 2030 — half of men and 45 to 52 percent of women — bringing 7.8 million more diabetes cases, 6.8 million more heart disease and stroke cases, and $48 to $66 billion more in yearly costs.
Diabetes
Eating fish helps prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus in men
Following 22,921 men and 29,759 women in Japan for five years, researchers found men eating the most total fish and seafood were 27% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, rising to 32% for small and medium fish such as sardine and mackerel. No link appeared in women.
Cancer
Green tea prevents colorectal cancer
Following 60,567 Shanghai men aged 40 to 74 for five years, researchers found green tea drinkers 46% less likely to develop colorectal cancer than non-drinkers, with each extra two grams of dry leaves tied to 12% lower risk. The benefit did not show up among smokers.
Obesity
Known as the "Deadliest Nutrient" - but There's No Meaningful Evidence
Mercola interviews science journalist Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat, about the research behind his books and his argument that advice to eat less fat and more carbohydrates may have driven rising US obesity.
Cancer
Eating too much red meat may cause stomach cancer
Among 481,000 people in the EPIC study, with 444 gastric cancers identified, doubling heme iron intake came with 13% higher risk after adjustment. The link was statistically significant only in those whose plasma vitamin C fell below 39 mmol/L.
Heart & Blood
Processed meat, red meat linked to higher stroke risk
Among 40,291 Swedish men followed 10 years, those eating the most processed meat had 23 percent more strokes overall and 18 percent more cerebral infarctions than those eating the least. Fresh red meat showed no significant link to stroke risk.
Diabetes
Got insulin resistance? Vitamin d supplements can help
In a six-month randomized trial of 81 South Asian women with insulin resistance, 4,000 IU of vitamin D a day raised average blood levels from 21 to 75 nmol/L and improved insulin sensitivity, with benefit maximized above 80 nmol/L. Insulin secretion was unaffected.
Cancer
90 Year-Old Powerful Natural Cancer Therapy You've Probably Never Heard Of
A documentary follows 15-year-old Garrett across the country investigating the Gerson Therapy, Max Gerson's 1920s regimen of organic food, juicing, detoxification and supplements. Mercola notes the American Cancer Society ties a third of cancer deaths to diet, inactivity and excess weight.
Diabetes
Processed, red meats linked to elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Harvard researchers pooled data on more than 200,000 health professionals and found 100 grams of unprocessed red meat a day tracked with 19 percent higher type 2 diabetes risk, and 50 grams of processed meat with 51 percent higher. Swapping red meat for nuts or whole grains tracked with lower risk.
Heart & Blood
This sugar boosts risk of hypertension and a myriad of other conditions
A Current Hypertension Reports review argues fructose can raise blood pressure through several mechanisms, including uric acid produced by its metabolism, and that the risk climbs alongside a high-salt diet because fructose promotes salt and water reabsorption.
Obesity
Smaller plates lead to greater weight loss
Cornell psychologist Brian Wansink told the American Psychological Association that container size drives intake: extra-large buckets led moviegoers to eat 45% more fresh popcorn, and short wide glasses held 37% more liquid. He advises using salad plates and not waiting to feel full.
Cancer
Stanford study identifies potential anti-cancer therapy that starves cancer cells of glucose (PR)
Stanford researchers report in Science Translational Medicine that they found a compound that blocks cancer cells from taking up glucose. They tested it against renal cell carcinoma, a kidney cancer that resists standard chemotherapy and usually carries a mutation absent from normal tissue.
Cancer
Research links diet during pregnancy to breast cancer risk reduction in female offspring (PR)
Research presented at the Era of Hope conference suggests an expectant mother who eats more omega-3 fatty acids, or methyl nutrients such as methionine, choline, folate and vitamin B12, may reduce her daughter's later breast cancer risk. Some findings go further and hypothesise prevention.
Other Diseases
Drinking just 1 measure of spirits increases the risk of acute pancreatitis (PR)
Karolinska researchers followed 84,601 Swedes for a median of ten years and found each 4cl measure of spirits drunk on one occasion raised acute pancreatitis risk, reaching 52% at 20cl. Wine and beer showed no such effect, nor did average monthly alcohol consumption.
Cancer
Diet, breast density and breast cancer risk
Harvard researchers compared 1,042 postmenopausal women with breast cancer to 1,794 without and found those with 50% or more breast density had triple the risk of women below 10%. Denser breasts went with in situ, larger, estrogen-receptor-negative and higher-grade tumours.
Cancer
Walnuts and flaxseed fight colorectal cancer
Mice carrying human colon cancer cells and fed walnut oil or flaxseed oil for six weeks grew tumors 43% and 27% more slowly than corn-oil-fed mice, and final tumor mass fell 33% and 44%. The oils lowered serum angiogenesis factors rather than hormones or inflammation.
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