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I'm not sure if we have it backwards, but the article definitely oversimplifies it. It also makes some embarrassing points for ephasis, plants using antioxidant
by biohacker42 17y ago
I'm not sure if we have it backwards, but the article definitely oversimplifies it. It also makes some embarrassing points for ephasis, plants using antioxidants as defenses, green tea might be, but I doubt many fruits are NOT meant to be eaten by animals.
The health benefits of a diet high in fruits and vegetables are supported by very strong science.
We've also had some very good recent research into vitamins and other antioxidants in pill form. The news there is not so good, it seems vitamin pills may be worse then useless.
With cancer it's more complicated. Some vitamins like C and D have proven anti-cancer properties but in doses that would kill you. In low doses C might actually be helping some cancers, as they can use it as well as healthy cells.
In summary:
Backward? No.
Oversimplified? Yes, it is complicated.
- latortuga 17y ago>> The health benefits of a diet high in fruits and vegetables are supported by very strong science. Maybe check out http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/12/fruit-and-vegetables-re-post.html http://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/12/fruit-and-veg... It is a blog post but it seems to have reasonable sourcing. However, I do agree with your conclusion: it's complicated!
- joe_the_user 17y agoComplicated, indeed... I don't see why one should necessarily assume that the diets might prevent cancer before it happens will cure cancer once it happens, yet it seems like the article is making something like an argument for this...
- billswift 17y agoThe actual data presented in the article suggests that anti-oxidants may aid the spread of cancer (metastasis) by reducing oxidative stress on dispersing cells.
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- joe_the_user 17y agoSure, but there's a difference between aiding in the spread of the cancer you are unlucky enough to have and contributing to causing someone to get cancer, which a complex and not fully understood process...
- restruct 17y ago> I doubt many fruits are NOT meant to be eaten by animals. But plants did not evolve fruits to make animals healthier. Plants evolved fruits so that animals can spread the seeds.
- fauigerzigerk 17y agoIf you believe in evolution you'd have to put it the other way around: Plants who happened to evolve fruits that got spread around by animals had a higher chance of survival as a species.
- restruct 17y agoTrue, but a more accurate description of what you meant is "if you believe in evolution by natural selection, you'd have to put it the other way around."