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Does it mean that protein intake should be lowered to reduce cancer risk?

• ekianjo 11y ago
  Not cancer risk, cancer growth. i.e. angiogenesis. And that does not say that at all since amino acids are the building blocks of every cell in your body anyway.
  • CommanderData 11y ago
    Anti-angiogenesis diets increase amino acid intakes, What does it say about those?
• signa11 11y ago
  > Does it mean that protein intake should be lowered to reduce cancer risk? without having any clue about the topic, i just googled around, and apparently, this paper from NIH : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988204/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3988204/ seem to suggest that it (Low Protein Intake) does help, up to some degree.
  • fpoling 11y ago
    The article does not suggest low protein intake, it states that results indicate "high levels of animal proteins promote mortality". I.e. high intake of protein from plants is not associated with increase in mortality.
• roadnottaken 11y ago
  No.
  • CommanderData 11y ago
    Please elaborate / substantiate?
    • Ralfp 11y ago
      Your immune system is more direct and effective at countering cancer development than any diet, unless you are consuming cancirogens. Cancer development itself is a sign that cancer cells developed at pace great enough to "overpower" your immune system or you have genetic mutation that causes your body develop cancer on its own because its de-facto wired to do so. Once cancer develops, it becomes race with time. It will eventually kill you, unless you destroy it first. Diet change may slow sickness progression, but it is there and it competes for nutrients with rest of your body. Many cancer victims succumb to severe anemia before their vital organs cease to function. When sickness tool on body becomes serious, even your social mammal brain turns on you, putting interests of group above your own and making you stop eating, become apathetic and withdrawm from others as it seeks to reduce burden on the group and its resources pool. Both of those effects make reducing diets value in cancer combat discussable.
      • CommanderData 11y ago
        There is enough evidence to suggest diet can play a role in defeating cancer. Some foods contain compounds that can interfere or even induce apoptosis in mutant cells. Whether they reach these cells from point of entry (mouth) intact is a different matter, some research suggests some compounds can. There needs to be more research in establishing which foods are able to perform roles in prevention and also fighting. I would like to think William Li's research is at least a start at making information easily accessible to the wider public from studies and research journals. There are also issues of funding for these types of studies, as they are seen controversial and almost a form of pseudo-science. Not to mention the whole "big pharma" arguments which I don't necessarily subscribe to.
        • Ralfp 11y ago
          > as they are seen controversial and almost a form of pseudo-science Yes, the "cure cancer with our special juices combo (and coffe enema just to be sure)" crowd is not doing this field of research any favors in the public.
• noondip 11y ago
  Yes, of course. The World Health Organization and pretty much every other respectable, not-for-profit medical authority in the world recommends fewer than 10% of calories from protein in a healthy diet. Especially limiting animal protein, and preferring plant-based protein, is important for avoiding cancers.