Study: Low - Fat Diet Won't Stop Cancer Or Heart Disease

A large study on women has found that a low-fat diet had no effect on the potential of getting cancer or heart disease. The study, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association ( Feb.8,2006 issue)involved women aged 50-79 and monitored for eight years. Results showed that those assigned to follow a low-fat diet had the same rates of breast cancer,colon cancer,heart attack and stroke as those who ate whatever they pleased.

The study findings has failed to confirm a populars idea that a low-fat diet can prevent thue major diseases in women. There was no solid evidence that eating a low-fat diet could make a significant difference in the risks of cancer and heart disease for women as well as men. Researchers have found that women and men respond in the same way to dictory fat.

However, Medical specialists stressed that study did not mean people should abandon low-fat diets."What we are saying is that a modest reduction of fat and a substitution with fruits and vegetables did not do anything for heart disease and stroke or breast cancer or colorectal cancer," said Dr.Nanette Wenger,a cardiologist and professor and medicine at Emory University Medical School."It doesn't say that this diet is not beneficial,"she added.

Study Shows A Change In Bowel Habits Can Be A Sign Of Colon Cancer

From the Philippines College of Surgeons files, anything that deviates from the usual bowel habit should establish some concern with regards to it's possible causes. whether the changes is due to the type of food eaten, psychologic disorders or lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, these changes need to be determined and investigated for it might be the way to an early detection of colonic cancer.

From the files , it was emphasized that a patient should be able to detect these various changes in his usual bowel habits when they seek medical consultation whenever possible. The patient must be fully aware of the various forms that may take place such as constipation, the abnormal retention of fetal materials compared to the patients usual bowel habits or the change might be diarrhea.

Colon Cancer Prevention And Your Diet

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Studies have shown that this deadly disease claims thousands of people every year. Some major factors that cause colon cancer , according to Dr. Earl Mindell , author and international expert of nutrition , are :

* Toxic substances that create cancerous cells, if they sit at the colon very long.
* High - fat diet. Research shows fat stimulates the gallbladder to produce bile ,one of those toxic substance that should not sit there. Also , fat cooked in high temperature , as previous studies have shown, can produce cancer- causing substances in your food.
* Low levels of the mineral selenium is linked to colon cancer.

Dr. Mindell recommended the following cancer - prevention tips in his book " Secrets of Natural Health."

1. Regular moving out of your bowels. Include in your diet dark green and yellow vegetables because they are high in fiber and keeps your bowels moving.
2. Cut down on saturated fat.
3. Get your calcium , it is important in the prevention of colon cancer.
4. Include the mineral selenium in your diet. Studies have shown that people with high levels of selenium in their blood had fewer colon polyps. Rich sources are onions and garlic , wheat germ bran , and brown rice.