Diet News August 2005
French fries may raise breast cancer risk - study
Washington - A study of American nurses found that one additional serving of fries per week at
ages three to five increased breast cancer risk by 27 percent."Researchers are finding more
evidence that diet early in life could play a role in the development of diseases in women later in
life," said Dr Karin Michels, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical
School, who led the study.
"This study provides additional evidence that breast cancer may originate during the early
phases of a woman's life and that eating habits during that phase may be particularly important
to reduce future risk of breast cancer."
'Eating habits may be particularly important to reduce future risk' In this study, Michels and
colleagues used an ongoing survey of female registered nurses. They studied 582 women with
breast cancer and 1 569 women free of breast cancer in 1993.
Writing in the International Journal of Cancer, the researchers said they looked at the women's
diets and at questionnaires filled out by the mothers of the participants.
One risk factor for breast cancer stood out: women whose mothers said their daughters ate
French fries had a higher risk of breast cancer. This increased 27 percent for each weekly serving
reportedly eaten.
A high-fat diet has been linked with breast cancer, which affects more than 200 000 US women a
year and is expected to kill 40 000 in 2005 alone.
Lifestyle and diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
According to the National Institutes of Health, 75% of cases are found in men over age 65 about
prostate cancer. However, a new study from the University of California, San Francisco,
demonstrated that intensive lifestyle changes can stop or even reverse the progression of cancer
during the early stages.
A group of 93 men who had declined conventional treatment were divided into a diet and lifestyle
group and a control group. The lifestyle group ate a vegan diet consisting primarily of fruits,
vegetables, whole grains and legumes supplemented with soy, vitamins and minerals. They
participated in moderate aerobic exercise, yoga/meditation and a weekly support group session.
After one year, the researchers found that PSA levels (a protein marker for prostate cancer)
decreased 4% for the lifestyle group and increased 6% for the control group. Growth of cancer
cells was inhibited almost 8 times more in the lifestyle group than in the controls. Changes in PSA
and cell growth were significantly associated with the degree of lifestyle change.
French fries may raise breast cancer risk - study
Washington - A study of American nurses found that one additional serving of fries per week at
ages three to five increased breast cancer risk by 27 percent."Researchers are finding more
evidence that diet early in life could play a role in the development of diseases in women later in
life," said Dr Karin Michels, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical
School, who led the study.
"This study provides additional evidence that breast cancer may originate during the early
phases of a woman's life and that eating habits during that phase may be particularly important
to reduce future risk of breast cancer."
'Eating habits may be particularly important to reduce future risk' In this study, Michels and
colleagues used an ongoing survey of female registered nurses. They studied 582 women with
breast cancer and 1 569 women free of breast cancer in 1993.
Writing in the International Journal of Cancer, the researchers said they looked at the women's
diets and at questionnaires filled out by the mothers of the participants.
One risk factor for breast cancer stood out: women whose mothers said their daughters ate
French fries had a higher risk of breast cancer. This increased 27 percent for each weekly serving
reportedly eaten.
A high-fat diet has been linked with breast cancer, which affects more than 200 000 US women a
year and is expected to kill 40 000 in 2005 alone.
Lifestyle and diet may stop or reverse prostate cancer progression
According to the National Institutes of Health, 75% of cases are found in men over age 65 about
prostate cancer. However, a new study from the University of California, San Francisco,
demonstrated that intensive lifestyle changes can stop or even reverse the progression of cancer
during the early stages.
A group of 93 men who had declined conventional treatment were divided into a diet and lifestyle
group and a control group. The lifestyle group ate a vegan diet consisting primarily of fruits,
vegetables, whole grains and legumes supplemented with soy, vitamins and minerals. They
participated in moderate aerobic exercise, yoga/meditation and a weekly support group session.
After one year, the researchers found that PSA levels (a protein marker for prostate cancer)
decreased 4% for the lifestyle group and increased 6% for the control group. Growth of cancer
cells was inhibited almost 8 times more in the lifestyle group than in the controls. Changes in PSA
and cell growth were significantly associated with the degree of lifestyle change.
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