Which Cancers Does Exercise Prevent?
I’ve always assumed that exercise reduces the risk of cancer, contributing to the well-established fact that folks who exercise live longer than others. But a recent study found a positive association...
View ArticleMediterranean Diet With Extra Olive Oil May Prevent Breast Cancer
A Mediterranean-style diet with supplemental extra-virgin olive oil seemed to reduce the incidence of breast cancer in a Spanish population. This is consistent with prior observational studies that...
View ArticleCancel Alcohol’s Carcinogenic Effect With Exercise
It was just a few months ago we learned that you’ll die of cancer if you tipple. Well, a new study says you can counteract the carcinogenic alcohol with adequate physical activity. A story at CNN tells...
View ArticleCan Diet and Exercise Prevent Cancer?
You need to worry about cancer because you have a roughly four in 10 chance of coming down with invasive cancer. (Skin cancers like squamous cell and basal cell are quite common, but rarely invasive.)...
View ArticleWomen With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity-Related Cancer Risk
In general, women are a bit less likely to get cancer than men. But having type 2 diabetes and obesity negates that advantage. “If you’re a woman with type 2 diabetes, you may be interested in a recent...
View ArticleDo You Really Need That PPI?
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used in the U.S. to treat or prevent heartburn and ulcers. For example, omeprazole is the 6th most prescribed drug in the U.S. according to one source. PPIs...
View ArticleRed and Processed Meats Not So Deadly After All?
From New York Times: Public health officials for years have urged Americans to limit consumption of red meat and processed meats because of concerns that these foods are linked to heart disease, cancer...
View ArticleDr David Ludwig Calls for More Research on Ketogenic Diets
From The Journal of Nutrition: Recently, ketogenic diets have received substantial attention from the general public and nutrition research community. These very-low-carbohydrate diets, with fat...
View ArticleExercise Cuts Your Risk of Cancer by Up to 25%
From UPI: In findings published Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers at the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public...
View ArticleMediterranean Diet Prevents Cancer in Women But Not Men
The traditional Mediterranean diet has long been linked to lower risk of certain cancers, particularly colon, breast, uterus, and prostate cancer. That’s one reason the diets usually ranked as the #1...
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