Links About Food & Cancer
Why Media Food Reports are Often Misleading
As this ScienceBlog post from a cancer research institute in the UK puts it, "Rarely a week goes by" without some new media report on foods that cause cancer. This resource uses an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition paper to examine why there's so much fuss about food and cancer.
The Top 5 Most-Carcinogenic Foods
Here's both an example of the kind of media frenzy talked about in the first link, and a good guide to foods that you probably should avoid. There is proof that these are the worst foods in terms of carcinogens.
The Australian Government's Aspartame / Cancer Food Standards Guide
There's no doubt that myths about the safety of aspartame are common. This resource from the Aussie government breaks down reports by the Food and Agricultural Organization/World Health Organization Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Look here for scientific evidence that supports the safety of aspartame as a sweetener.
Fight Cancer with Food
It may not seem like I fit Oprah's typical viewership, but while I was undergoing chemo and radiation therapy myself, her show became a ritual. I couldn't find anything else to watch during her time slot, and I spent a lot of time on the couch, resting. In short, I got exposed to a lot of Oprah. This guide from her website is one of the most thorough online resources for fighting cancer with food.
The Anti-Cancer Diet
Advice on what to eat, suggestions on how to improve your diet, and discussions of the impact some foods have on cancer are all in one place in this page at HelpGuide.org. This is the best-looking and most-comprehensive breakdown of the Anti-Cancer Diet on the Internet.
The Raw Food & Veggie Juice Treatment
I followed CancerTutor.com's raw food and vegetable juice diet during my own fight against cancer. The fact that the creators of the diet consider it a treatment that you should take along with other interventions is what led me to use this plan to help battle my cancer.
Myths About Food & Cancer
I wanted to include an example of the reaction of many in the medical field when you mention a connection between diet and cancer. Many people will warn you that connections between diet and cancer are tenuous at best. In the article above, a dietitian debunks common food/cancer myths.
Spices Thought to Battle Cancer
The Cancer Cure Foundation offers a long list of foods and spices that contain chemicals which been studied as potential cancer-fighting agents.
The Link Between Organic Food and Reduced Cancer Risk
GoodHousekeeping.com's thedailygreen blog covers a strange contradiction; though the American Cancer Society cannot say that organic foods definitely affect cancer risk, the President's Cancer Panel does say that consuming more organic ingredients means a lower chance of developing cancer.
As this ScienceBlog post from a cancer research institute in the UK puts it, "Rarely a week goes by" without some new media report on foods that cause cancer. This resource uses an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition paper to examine why there's so much fuss about food and cancer.
The Top 5 Most-Carcinogenic Foods
Here's both an example of the kind of media frenzy talked about in the first link, and a good guide to foods that you probably should avoid. There is proof that these are the worst foods in terms of carcinogens.
The Australian Government's Aspartame / Cancer Food Standards Guide
There's no doubt that myths about the safety of aspartame are common. This resource from the Aussie government breaks down reports by the Food and Agricultural Organization/World Health Organization Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). Look here for scientific evidence that supports the safety of aspartame as a sweetener.
Fight Cancer with Food
It may not seem like I fit Oprah's typical viewership, but while I was undergoing chemo and radiation therapy myself, her show became a ritual. I couldn't find anything else to watch during her time slot, and I spent a lot of time on the couch, resting. In short, I got exposed to a lot of Oprah. This guide from her website is one of the most thorough online resources for fighting cancer with food.
The Anti-Cancer Diet
Advice on what to eat, suggestions on how to improve your diet, and discussions of the impact some foods have on cancer are all in one place in this page at HelpGuide.org. This is the best-looking and most-comprehensive breakdown of the Anti-Cancer Diet on the Internet.
The Raw Food & Veggie Juice Treatment
I followed CancerTutor.com's raw food and vegetable juice diet during my own fight against cancer. The fact that the creators of the diet consider it a treatment that you should take along with other interventions is what led me to use this plan to help battle my cancer.
Myths About Food & Cancer
I wanted to include an example of the reaction of many in the medical field when you mention a connection between diet and cancer. Many people will warn you that connections between diet and cancer are tenuous at best. In the article above, a dietitian debunks common food/cancer myths.
Spices Thought to Battle Cancer
The Cancer Cure Foundation offers a long list of foods and spices that contain chemicals which been studied as potential cancer-fighting agents.
The Link Between Organic Food and Reduced Cancer Risk
GoodHousekeeping.com's thedailygreen blog covers a strange contradiction; though the American Cancer Society cannot say that organic foods definitely affect cancer risk, the President's Cancer Panel does say that consuming more organic ingredients means a lower chance of developing cancer.