Soy and Cancer

Hey this is an article about the connection between soy and cancer. It is still uncertain how soy exactly affects cancer.




http://www.empowher.com/cancer/content/soy-cancer-fighter-or-enabler

Group Calls Soda Color Cancerous

Hi Guys,

I found this article that talks about chemically induced artificial colorings in soda that can lead to cancer. Apparently to obtain the carmel color that are found in most popular brands of soda they use the chemical ammonia to give the soda its characteristic look. This chemical then breaks down to form cancer causing agents within the body. Groups like the NIH are petitioning the FDA to ban such nonessential products in our foods.

Also my friend also lent me the book " Eat This Not That" and in it it talked about what happens to our hamburger meat before it reaches our plates. Apparently the hamburger meat is passed through ammonia gas to disinfected it from bacteria like E-coli and its FDA approved. I just found that information interesting. It kind of makes me wonder about the other processes our food go through that we don't know about.

Link Between Diet and Cancer

Hi everyone. This is an easy to read website that discusses the link between diet and cancer. Iverson, author of "The Link Between Diet and Cancer" states that diets that contain a lot of fat increases the risk of developing breast, colon, and prostate cancer. She also writes of a guideline to follow to decrease risks of cancer, which include eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, high fiber foods, limiting fat intake and alcohol consumption, and becoming physically active and healthy.

Aysha Islam

Cancer on the Night Shift

Hi everyone!
I know this doesn't have anything to do with the link between food and cancer, but its an interesting article about how cancer may be more prevalent in night shift workers. Maybe the residents of the Harlem community are working more night shifts than another community so the incidence for colon cancer or breast cancer is higher.

http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2007/12/cancer-on-the-night-shift-why-workers-are-at-risk/

Cancer & Food Connection

Hello All,

I came across this website tailored to addressing the link between food and cancer. The author touches points on who is at risk, foods that cause cancer and cancer fighting foods.

P.S. Click on the title [Cancer & Food Connection] to get to the link

Cancer Fighting Foods and Spices

Hi guys,

I found this link about various fruits and vegetables that decrease the risks for certain cancers. This site goes into the biochemistry of what these fruits and vegetables do once ingested. For example uncooked carrots have alot of beta-carotene which reduces the risks of obtaining lung, breast, prostate, intestinal, stomach, throat, and mouth cancers. Carrots also contain another compound called farcarinol which have been shown to slow the growth rate of isolated cancer cells.

There are more fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, broccoli, cassava, grapefruit, nuts, and grapes that this site writes about.

Enjoy the reading!

An H.I.V Strategy Invites Addicts In

Hello Goodnight,

Hi everyone. I just found an interesting article about a new way to decrease HIV outbreaks. This new way was initiated in Vancouver, British Columbia and basically what it is that there is an 'insite' area where health care professionals watch drug addicts 'light up'. The area provides free clean needles, anti-retrovirals, and free HIV screenings. Not only that, if a drug addict was to over-dose in their presence they have the necessary equipment readily available to save their lives. Amazingly, according to the article noone has yet to die of a drug overdose since the program was implemented. And the rates of HIV have also decreased. And since in British Columbia there is free health care for all, and with the decreasing HIV rates, this program has lessened the cost of providing for health care for HIV positive people.

I hope you enjoy this article as much as I did.