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> Plant-based foods (i.e. derived from fruits and vegetables) are particularly rich in cancer-beating molecules . . . Evidence from experimental studies has imp
by spodek 7y ago
> Plant-based foods (i.e. derived from fruits and vegetables) are particularly rich in cancer-beating molecules . . . Evidence from experimental studies has implicated multiple mechanisms of action by which dietary agents contribute to the prevention or treatment of various cancers
I prefer to say that a lack of fruits and vegetables causes cancer rather than they prevent cancer. Logically equivalent, but it leads me to consider them normal and packaged food abnormal.
Anyone can define normal for him or herself, but this way motivates me to eat more of them, as does discovering through experience how much more delicious they can be.
- dogma1138 7y agoSome studies linked meat to cancer due to viruses, viral particles, prions and other molecules present in the meat. That said dietary studies are extremely hard to conduct in a controlled manner and thus replicate. A diet which is heavy on plant based foods might be cancer preventative since you need to consume calories; additional plant material itself might contain molecules that help you combat cancer or at least serve as a barrier to potential carcinogenic pathogens. As far as cancer and meat consumption goes it seems that pork and beef are the biggest offenders it’s not clear yet if it’s simply because they contain more pathogens which can impact humans as they are mammals or because those meats tend to be consumed at larger amounts. Poultry and fish don’t seem to have as much impact with the latter showing no increase in cancer at all by most studies iirc.
- paulryanrogers 7y agoWild caught fish often contains mercury though, hence the recommended weekly limit.
- Robotbeat 7y agoLarge fish like tuna with longer lifespan at the top of the food chain accumulate more heavy metals.
- doitLP 7y agoDifferent fish, and different sizes of the same fish contain different mercury levels (big fish == more mercury). Many wild caught fish are quite safe to eat: https://www.fda.gov/food/metals/mercury-levels-commercial-fish-and-shellfish-1990-2012 https://www.fda.gov/food/metals/mercury-levels-commercial-fi...
- jrm5100 7y agoAs far as I'm aware pathogens in meat aren't the main issue- it's the compounds formed when the meat is cooked. https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/cooked-meats-fact-sheet#what-are-heterocyclic-amines-and-polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons-and-how-are-they-formed-in-cooked-meats https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/d... Fish cooked at high temperatures is also not good.
- dogma1138 7y agoI’m talking about studies such as this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22212999/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22212999/ Which link various pathogens native to the species consumed to cancer in humans as apparently the compounds that arise from cooking or processing meat which also appear in poultry and fish do not increase cancer risk by as much (or at all) as mammalian meat especially beef and pork despite having the same or even higher concentration of these compounds.