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Cruciferous vegetables and cancer risk in a network of case–control studies.
Adequate consumption of cruciferous vegetables may help guard against the development of kidney, pharyngeal, oral, esophageal, and colorectal cancers. This study explored the relationship between the intake of cruciferous vegetables and the odds of...
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A milk protein, casein, as a proliferation promoting factor in prostate cancer cells
and PC3), lung cancer cells (A459), stomach cancer cells (SNU484), breast cancer cells (MCF7), immortalized human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293), and immortalized normal prostate cells (RWPE1) in a serum free media for 72 hours. Using an MTT assay,...
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Can Diet be Used to Treat Autoimmune Conditions Like Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a prevalent and serious inflammatory skin condition caused by an overactive immune system that attacks healthy cells within the body, believing that they are foreign substances. It is just one of 80+ autoimmune conditions . Psoriasis alone...
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Phytic Acid in Grains? No Problem!
One of the concerns we hear about eating grains and legumes from the low-carb, high-protein advocates is that grains/nuts/legumes contain a compound called "Inositol hexaphosphate (IP-6)" or better known as the anti-nutrient phytic acid or phytate....
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Statin Drugs and Cholesterol Reduction
Heart disease has become our nation's number one killer, with coronary heart disease being the most common type of heart disease, causing more than 385,000 deaths per year. This results in a heart attack occurring within every 30-40 seconds. Having a...
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Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
stuck with it—and could anticipate one complication after another, from worsening eyesight and nerve symptoms to heart and kidney problems. But as this groundbreaking work reveals, this simply is not true. In a series of studies—the most recent funded...
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Seven Ways Salt Impacts our Health
With respect to sodium intake, the best advice may be to wait until we're seated at the table to shake on the salt -- if we choose to salt our food at all. Most of us like the flavor of salt. If we haven't been diagnosed with high blood pressure, is...
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Smoking and Risk of Urolithiasis: Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Cigarette smoking may promote the development of stones in the kidneys, bladder, and urethra. Urolithiasis refers to the presence of stones in different parts of the urinary tract, including the kidneys, bladder, and urethra. This study assessed if...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/kidney-disease/smoking-and-risk-of-urolithiasis-meta-analysis-of-observational-studies -
Which Beans Contain the Most Antioxidants?
Beans have sustained a multitude of different cultures for many centuries and have been been called “ the cornerstone of every longevity diet in the world ." Due to their many health benefits, beans are an essential component of a whole-food, low-fat,...
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The Art of Selling Slow Poisons
If you need a passionate, unreserved examination of facts regarding the "poisons" contained in animal foods in order to motivate you, you'll find what you're looking for in this article written by Dr. John McDougall. Dr. McDougall holds nothing back....
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Coffee intake and risk of diabetic nephropathy: a Mendelian randomization study
Evidence from this study showed that habitual drinking of coffee may accelerate the onset of diabetic nephropathy and other kidney complications of the disease.
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Use of Dietary Fibers in Reducing the Risk of Several Cancer Types: An Umbrella Review
types of cancer, including esophageal, gastric (stomach), colorectal, breast, prostate, endometrial, pancreatic, renal (kidney), and ovarian cancer. This study emphasized that individuals who want to hold cancer at bay should add more fiber-containing...
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Consumption of red meat and processed meat and cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies
found increased incidence of different types of cancer, including breast, colorectal, lung, liver, endometrial, and kidney cancer, among high consumers of red and processed meat. Evidence from this study suggest that sticking to a diet rich in red and...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/animal-products/flesh/red-meat/consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat-and-cancer-incidence-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-prospective-studies -
Salt, processed meat and the risk of cancer
and processed meats exhibited increased risk of different types of cancer, including stomach, lung, testicular, bladder, kidney, colon, rectum, prostate, pancreas, and leukemia. Evidence from this study indicate that diets high in processed meats and...
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Salted meat consumption and the risk of cancer: a multisite case-control study in Uruguay
of salted meat increased the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma, esophageal, lung, colorectal, bladder, cervical, kidney, and prostate cancer. The findings of this study reveal that fondness for salted meat may promote the development of cancer.
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/salt/salted-meat-consumption-and-the-risk-of-cancer-a-multisite-case-control-study-in-uruguay -
Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Chronic Disease
consumption of vegetables decreased the risk of developing several chronic diseases, including arthritis, gallstones, kidney stones, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, bronchial asthma, liver cirrhosis, chronic bronchitis, and peptic ulcer. This...
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Arsenic in Rice - Should We be Concerned?
Hardly a week goes by without some type of warning or health scare regarding what "is or isn't" in our food. Reports regarding arsenic in rice the past few years have raised concerns in health-conscious individuals and have given low-carb followers yet...
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Are plant protein powders part of a healthy plant-based diet?
they say yes but they still feel they need the extra protein, typically pea protein. Should one be concerned about their kidney function if they are taking in some plant protein powder? Is there an amount that would be considered likely safe and not to...
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Calcium suppplement and cardiovascular risk: 5 years on.
of calcium supplements with or without Vitamin D slightly reduced total fracture risk but is linked with high incidence of kidney stones, acute gastrointestinal events, and cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction and stroke. However,...
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Red Meat Increases Mortality Risk
Probably you already know that dietary habits, such as habitual intake of red meat, can increase your risk of dying prematurely from cancer and cardiovascular disease. This is the finding of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine . This...
https://www.drcarney.com/blog/food-matters/red-meat-increases-mortality-risk
