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Post by suze on Jun 12, 2010 6:33:37 GMT
I'm not doing a whole thread each for each demon, but knowing your enemy is an important part of the anti-cancer diet .. so this thread is for them. One thing you quickly realise is that a lot of the trouble is caused by the way our agriculture-food manufacturing has developed in the past 50 years. Force feeding animals to increase their yeild Adding fructose calories to food cos it's cheap Developing trans-fats that have longer shelf-life than natural oils and fats. It's baaaaaaaaaaaad. All about making it easy to sell you more and fatten their wallets as well as your backside, really! Even in so-called health shops you see a LOT of empty calories in plastic wrappers with glossy colours on the outside and not much good nutrient on the inside, cos it has an instant appeal and puts more money in the till. Good, properly nutritious food doesn't come dressed up like that .. it is either simple: fruit and nuts, or rustled up in your own kitchen with a knife and a wok.
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Post by suze on Jun 12, 2010 20:28:40 GMT
This lot are all baddies cos they are very high GI ==> lots of glucose straight into your body triggering off insulin, and other hormones which stimulate inflamation sugar, white or brown, honey maple syrup, frucotose, dextrose white bleached flours, white bread, white rice, overcooked pasta, muffins, bagels, croissants, ricecakes, Old potatoes, esp mashed cornflakes, rice crispies, other sweetened breakfast cereals (which is nearly all of them, you have to look long and hard to find a brekkie cereal with no added sugar!) jam, jelly, fruit cooked in sugar fruit in syrup sweetened drinks, industrial fruit juices and pops alcohol except red wine Avoid all of these .. .. .. which is pretty much advice for any healthy diet ... whatever your issue, heart, diabetes, obesity, all of these things would be advised against ... so if you want a bit of sweet you need to think fruits and not cakes .. AND if you must eat something High GI make sure it's not a snack grabbed between meals, cos that spikes your insulin more than if the food is integrated in meals with other types of LOW GI foods
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Post by suze on Jun 12, 2010 20:45:46 GMT
Trans Fats/Hyrdogenated fat
Margerine, not as great as you've been led to believe.
These are fats which are normally liquid at room temperature which have been hyrdogenated so they are solid at room temp.
So that's margerine, a triumph of marketing. Sunflower oil has 70 times more omega6 than omega3 and the hardening process makes them even more inflammatory .... You'd be better off with butter ... or liquid olive oil ... far less risk of inflammatory diseases.
The case study of Israel shows this. (page 89) They generally dont eat butter, they have very low cholesterol compared to the average in the West ... but very high rates of heart-attacks, cos their omga3 and omega6 are so out of balance.
Commerce Most of the fats widely used in masses of convenience foods are hydrogenated.
and the reason they're so widely used? they don't go off so quickly .. prolonging the shelf-life of endless biscuits, crisps and pies.
but unlikely to be prolonging your life ...
generally they are high in omega6 with all the problems associated with those: promoting the growth of fatty cells and inflammation that helps to spread cancer.
In Denmark they have BANNED the use of trans fats in their food industry .. if you're not thinking of emigrating, you will need to effect your own ban and avoid margerines and processed foods with trans fats ...
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Post by suze on Jun 12, 2010 20:46:25 GMT
Red meat, is generally a bad idea because the cattle/pigs are over-fed with grain which increases the omega 6 fats in relation to the Omega 3 fats .. so it had got to be best to avoid meat and meat products - - and if you MUST eat them get organic and ideally ones you know are not fed additional grains .. in addition to the general wariness about meat, remember that cured/smoked foods are known to be carcinogenic, so it's doubley unwise to eat meat that is processed this way You should also exercise caution about dairy products, cos they are by-products of the same meat industry and tend to be over-loaded with omega 6 and not enough omega 3 in ratio Writing about this makes me so cross, really .. we're being harmed by the food industry and no-one in power seems to know / care our measly voices are nothing compared to the might of the food industry ...
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Post by suze on Oct 13, 2010 9:31:47 GMT
I am constantly seeing how sugar and other pointless poisonous foods are available just about everywhere you go .. it is insidious and dangerous
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Post by anne on Feb 25, 2011 20:09:38 GMT
I thought about these threads, today, while watching the latest news about red meat www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12571576I'm going to browse my way through the information in this section of the board. Feel ready enough to look at my diet now, but gentle steps only. I already avoid trans fats .... but eat organic butter instead ... on the other hand my cholesterol readings are very good .. it's a balancing act. Glad to see red wine isn't on the baddies list edit to repair link
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Post by suze on Feb 28, 2011 10:21:18 GMT
Hiya, I haven't followed the link, but did hear on the news about the new guidelines for meat eating and its link to bowel cancer ...
Interesting enough I stopped eating bacon and sausages many moons ago, and have only a little lamb from time to time now, but obviously my own damage was already done, who knows if bacon played a part in it? I certainly would advise everyone to stop eating that, cos it is notorious for various health reasons ..
I am pleased you are going to get involved with thinking more abou this, anne, the steps really don't hav to be that big, and really I find it is all about the idea of caring for myself, not thinking about CANCER as such .. which I know you find challenging ..
by the by, I had a bad night last night, awake nearly all night with thoughts about hospital stays and chemotherapy side-efects rushinghelter-skelter through my mind . .. .. it almost seems like the longer I have off, the more I dread the return to treatment!
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Post by anne on Mar 1, 2011 22:44:52 GMT
Bacon is so hard to give up ... we are extravagent and occasionally buy bacon direct from the farm via the market, but it's still been cured and processed. You make a good point about self care.
I hope last night was more restful for you, suze.
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Post by suze on Mar 13, 2012 22:26:13 GMT
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Post by Mark on Mar 14, 2012 8:45:57 GMT
Blimey, first I'd heard of nitrosamines. Amazing to find the associated dangers were pointed out so long ago.
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Post by suze on Mar 14, 2012 9:49:26 GMT
Yes, best give the bacon a swerve! there are endless numbers of studies suggestive of actual links between meat and cancer, esp cured meats ... which are so popular in the UK .. get some hummous on your butty instead! Here's news of the most recent from Harvard Medical school: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17345967I think the real problem is the volume of stuff that ppl eat these days .. meat would have been a fairly infrequent treat for ages in the past, but in the last 5o years we have radically changed our diets and we need to go back to meat as a treat and veggies as the staple element of our meals ... and sugar as a rare event too ... obviously
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Post by Mark on Mar 14, 2012 15:11:15 GMT
Though you can be sure people in the USA (where these surveys have been done) have massive portions and so subject themselves to a higher risk from carcinogens than we do. But definitely best to avoid too much meat.
As for the sugar, it really is everywhere isn't it? Entire aisles of supermarkets are given over to sugary garbage. I've recently noticed adverts for stevia, which may be a better alternative sweetener. Mentioned previously (I think), but a reminder to all that anything with aspartame in it should be avoided.
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Post by suze on Mar 14, 2012 19:06:17 GMT
Yes, that one is American, and they are a legend for meat portions ... I despair about sugar .. really ..
and my own weakness for sugar ... there are lots of things I can easily not eat, but sugar keeps pulling me in ...
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Post by chools on Mar 15, 2012 20:02:03 GMT
Interesting stuff Suze. I'm not sure about England but tea and sugar saw a downfall in the health of many Scots when they were first imported. The traditional pot of broth on the stove top was replaced by a stewing pot of black tea, sweetened with sugar. Malnutrition through this change in diet was so bad that a large number of Scots were declared unfit to serve in the First World War But, processed food has become the norm. I've never really got used to it and wish someone had taken a photo of me when I saw my first pot of mashed potato on the supermarket shelves Over the years I've found this an interesting book. www.patrickholford.com/index.php/shop/bookdetail/182/He's a little controversial but I like his writing I'm lucky in that I don't have a sweet tooth, but trying to find a savoury snack (vegan) can be hard! KrC
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Post by suze on Mar 15, 2012 20:46:54 GMT
A quick look around his site suggests that he is very keen on supplements, Chools .. do you take some?
As for savoury snack ... it seems quite trendy to sell endame beans in some form or other atm, which I like! but being strict vegan is hard work when you are out and about, rather than doing your own thing, I know ...
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