Increasing Dietary Fiber and Why it’s Important
Razi Berry Many popular diets may be diminishing the amount of fiber that is consumed on a daily basis. Diets like the ketogenic diet or Atkins diet, which concentrate on fats and proteins often limit foods that are high in dietary fiber, such as whole grains and legumes. “Good carbs” & “bad carbs” and how […]
Diesel Exhaust Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
According to a study out of Toronto, workplace exposure to diesel and gasoline engine exhausts and the risk of colorectal cancer in Canadian men. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies diesel exhaust as carcinogenic and gasoline exhaust as a possible carcinogenic. The exhaust causes lung cancer. The data was taken from a […]
Vitamin D may boost colon cancer survival rates
BOSTON — The level of vitamin D in the bloodstreams of cancer patients can have a direct impact on their longevity, according to research recently released by Harvard Medical School. The sunshine vitamin, as vitamin D is sometimes called, has especially promising results in a patient’s fight with colorectal cancer. The research was based on […]