Consuming five servings of fruits and vegetables each day may help lower lung cancer risk, especially if you eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, suggests a new study.The World Health Organization estimates lung cancer causes 1.3 million deaths worldwide each year. Globally, cancer-related deaths total 7.4 million per year.Published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers found individuals eating...
Experts are saying the obesity rate in the United States will eventually “top out” at 42%, up 8% from a 2007 prediction of 34%.Common risks of obesity include type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and stroke.Writing in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Computational Biology, researchers expect the number of obese people in the United States to climb to 42% over the next 40 years.In the study, a mathematical...
Rich people in developing countries are bearing the heaviest brunt of the obesity epidemic, suggests a new study.In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 1.6 billion adults, ages 15 and older, were overweight and at least 400 million adults were obese.Writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Harvard researchers found developing nations’ wealthy citizens were more likely to be obese than poor people, which...
Raw Food Cleanse is written by Penni Shelton, director of the blog Give It To Me Raw and Real Food Tulsa. This book is designed to help readers discover the benefits of a raw food diet and to put them on the path to reclaiming optimal health.While Raw Food Cleanse is based on introducing readers to a raw food diet, Shelton says that setting yourself a goal of eating 80% whole, fresh, raw, ripe, organic foods will give you amazing results.In...
Women who eat foods high in trans-fat may double the risk for their infants to be overweight, claims a new study.Trans-fat is formed in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil and is used in processed foods, such as snack cakes and potato chips, in order to extend shelf-life.Dangers of trans-fat include increased risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes, obesity, and even Alzheimer’s disease.For the study, published in the European Journal of...
One day of binge eating candy can sabotage your weight loss plan and cause you to gain 1-2 pounds. Here are a few tips to help you to avoid gaining weight around the Halloween Season.Tip #1: Eat a balanced meal before going trick-or-treating!Eating a balanced meal and feeding your kids a balanced meal is a great way to curb the sugar/ dessert cravings. Try to fill up on lean protein, veggies, and fiber before your first piece of candy.Tip #2: Workout before going out!If you workout or exercise before trick-or-treating,...
Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure.Cancer research ranges from epidemiology, molecular bioscience to the performance of clinical trials to evaluate and compare applications of the various cancer treatment. These applications include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hormone therapy, and combined treatment modalities such...
