Eating Vegetables Doesn’t Stop Cancer

Post by youngian » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 9:02 PM UTC

fhars wrote: post #5

nickpp wrote: post #3

Lowers risk of heart disease or stroke instead. Sounds good to me!

But that means people eating more fruit and vegetables will actually increase the cancer rate in the society, as fewer people die before they develop cancer (which is an almost inevitable event in an ageing body). Of course, this is related to the effect that you can double the number of people that suffer from a aggressive form of cancer by finding a treatment that makes them live twice as long after diagnosis (if y…

Post by nfnaaron » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 11:50 PM UTC

nova wrote: post #19

nfnaaron wrote: post #12

However, eating fruits and vegetables is still necessary for proper bodily function and general health. There is no better reason to eat fruits and vegetables than this. Cancer fighting is a sideshow, although an important one. There is also the potential benefit that if you eat more fruits and vegetables then you're less hungry for junk food.

> However, eating fruits and vegetables is still necessary for proper bodily function and general health. Tell that to (ancient) Inuit.

Post by nova » Fri, Apr 09, 2010, 8:43 PM UTC

nickpp wrote: post #24

nova wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh yes, the China Study. http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/China-Study.html

FUD promoted by the well known Weston A Price foundation a very successful pusher of fat in our diets. While their motives aren't yet clear (diary&meat industry lobby) their methods are clear: http://www.care2.com/causes/health-policy/blog/who-is-the-we...