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nutrition “self-help” education centers around the country.
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perhaps more than any other, incites panic and fear in many women. When I think back to that conversation I had with Betty, I now feel that I could have made a stronger statement about the role nutrition plays in breast cancer. I still would not have been able to give her clinical advice, but the information I now know might have been of more use to her. So what would I tell her now? RISK FACTORS There are at least four important breast cancer risk factors that are affected by nutrition, as shown in Chart 8.1. Many of these relationships were confirmed in the China Study after being well
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Carotenoids are a group of antioxidants found in the colored parts of fruits and vegetables.
Not surprisingly, five out of six plant-based foods measured also were associated with lower rates of macular degeneration (broccoli, carrots, spinach or collard greens, winter squash, and sweet potato). Spinach or collard greens conferred the most protection.
There are four “nutrients” that animal-based foods have that plant-based foods, for the most part, do not: cholesterol and vitamins A, D, and B12.
Mexico. In this effort, Dr. Demas has organized a nonprofit foundation (Food Studies Institute, Trumansburg, New York) and written a curriculum (“Food is Elementary”). And here’s the kicker: Dr. Demas’s program is entirely plant-based.
Now, John runs a highly successful “lifestyle medicine” program with his family’s help, writes a popular newsletter that he makes freely available (http://www.drmcdougall.com), organizes group trips with past patients and new friends,
