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Cancer obesity

DF is a major constituent of plant foods, and its importance in nutrition and health is widely recognized. Numerous clinical and epidemiological studies have addressed the role of DF in intestinal health and in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer, obesity, and diabetes (Sungsoo Cho and Dreher 2001 Spiller 2005). The recommended daily intake of DF is 25-30 g/person (Lunn and Buttriss 2007). [Pg.224]

I must admit that I was intrigued as I flipped through the journal and encountered repeated references to pH — here was something a chemist could really sink his teeth into. Scientists routinely use the pH scale to measure the acidity of a solution, be it blood, wine, or tap water but I never realized that the wrong pH could be killing us. Yet that is exactly what the Vaxa Journal contends. The pH Factor The Real Silent Killer, reads the headline. The solution to longevity is simple pop a Buffer-pH capsule daily and lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, obesity, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer s disease. [Pg.295]

The focus of drug discovery research has been shifting from acute to chronic illnesses, such as Alzheimer s, cancer, obesity, AIDS, asthma, arthritis, and neurologic conditions. [Pg.336]

Given the current widespread interest in reducing cancer, obesity, and other maladies, there is considerable interest in the use of the CLAs, either as a mixture or in the form of individual isomers, as beneficial dietary adjuncts. Cow s milk, beef tallow, and products made from them are natural sources of CLA. However, CLA is also readily synthesized in high yield in the laboratory from vegetable oils that are rich in linoleic acid, such as sunflower and safflower. The resulting synthetic product has CLA levels of about 80%, not the 0.3-0.5% (fat basis) found in beef tallow and dairy products (176). As a result, except for studies of the specific effects of foods containing CLA, vegetable oil is the typical source of CLA in contemporary studies and in commercial dietary supplements. This trend will probably continue. [Pg.248]

A prospective American Cancer Society study found an increase in the mortality rates for colorectal and prostate cancer in overweight men and for endometrial, gallbladder, cervical, ovarian and breast cancer in overweight women (Lew 1985). An association with obesity is now firmly established for breast cancer in post-menopausal women, as well as for endometrial cancer and for renal cell cancer. Obesity may also play a part in the pathogenesis of colorectal, prostatic and pancreatic cancers in men (Caroll 1998). [Pg.98]

Last century, chemists involved in the food industry were primarily interested in compiling analyses of major components of foods such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Improved analytical techniques paralleled by a greater awareness from physiologists and physicians, led to breakthroughs in terms of diet and cancer, obesity and heart disease, etc. [Pg.98]

Titled Vegen Proteins May Reduce the Risk of Cancer, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease by Promoting Increased Glucagon Activity, the indicators are that veggie proteins are high in the nonessential amino acids and low in the essential amino acids. (The inverse occurs in animal proteins.) The result is the increased production of glucagon, which has anticancer activity. [Pg.332]

Many of the chronic conditions — cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and depression — are associated with increased production of thromboxane Aj (TXAj), leukotriene 84 (LTB4), II ip, lL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and C-reactive protein. All these factors increase by increases in omega-6 fatty acid intake and decrease by increases in omega-3 fatty acid intake, either ALA or EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA are more potent, and most studies have been carried out using EPA and DHA. [Pg.153]

Human obesity has been declared to be one of the most significant health problems in modern times with over 500 million people being overweight. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing several serious diseases including hypertension, coronary heart disease, type II diabetes, stroke, osteoarthritis, and cancer. Obesity increases the likelihood of mortality by 20% and recently surpassed smoking as the munber one cause of death [147,148]. [Pg.47]

These compounds have been recognized in milk for over 50 years but in the past decade they have provoked new interest as they have shown potential in animal and cell systems for the treatment of a number of major medical conditions, including cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Synthetic CLA has been available for a number of years as a dietary supplement but the focus of new research into CLA is now turning towards incorporation into functional foods, for both human nutrition and animal husbandry. [Pg.291]

Bisphenol A exposure has been tied to many adverse health effects in animal models and humans including prostate cancer, breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems, some neurobehavioral effects, including anxiety, as well as reproductive effects. [Pg.3]

Inter alia, the data suggest that protection against colorectal cancer is due to several mechanisms and that these can interact. One factor of considerable importance is the issue of overweight which is an independent risk factor for colorectal cancer. Obesity may have to be taken into account much more than has been the case in earlier studies. It appears that some of the effect may be mediated through raised plasma insulin and insulin-like growth factors (which may well be influenced by dietary carbohydrates). [Pg.142]


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