Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 *Did You Know?* When a woman begins a low-fat diet, the amount of estrogen in her bloodstream can drop by 15 -- 50 per cent within a few weeks, depending on how low-fat her previous diet is. Less estrogen means less stimulus for cancer cell growth. A study of 953 women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer showed that their risk of dying at any point in time increased by 40 per cent for every 1,000 grams of fat consumed per month. A person on a typical American diet consumes approximately 1,500 more grams of fat each month than a person on a low-fat pure vegetarian diet. A 1998 Harvard study found that men who typically consumed more than two servings of milk per day were at 60 per cent greater risk of developing prostate cancer than those who generally avoided milk. from The Survivor's Handbook: eating right for cancer survival published by the Cancer Project, as printed in the Edmonton Journal, Jan. 29, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 how much fat do you recommend? The problem is finding recipes and products in the stores that are inexpensive and can still feed a family! How about a recommended shopping list for people who can only spend $20? I would love to see a fast food restaurant that only sells healthy food! , CyberBrook <brook wrote: > > *Did You Know?* > > When a woman begins a low-fat diet, the amount of estrogen in her > bloodstream can drop by 15 -- 50 per cent within a few weeks, depending on > how low-fat her previous diet is. Less estrogen means less stimulus for > cancer > cell growth. > > A study of 953 women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer showed > that their risk of dying at any point in time increased by 40 per cent > for every > 1,000 grams of fat consumed per month. > > A person on a typical American diet consumes approximately 1,500 more > grams of fat each > month than a person on a low-fat pure vegetarian diet. > > A 1998 Harvard study found that men who typically consumed more than > two servings of milk > per day were at 60 per cent greater risk of developing prostate cancer > than those who generally > avoided milk. > > from The Survivor's Handbook: eating right for cancer survival > published by the Cancer Project, as printed in the Edmonton Journal, > Jan. 29, 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 $20 for a week for a family of 4? or $20 per shopping trip? You won't find " products " on that budget. It's always cheaper (in the long run) to use the freshest food you can find and process it minimally. My idea of the ideal fast food is apples. For $20, you can buy lots of brown rice and lentils (much faster than beans, and can cook in the same pot with rice) and add a selection of vegetables in season, either from the farmers' market or chosen from what's on sale each week at the grocery store. Quick breads and muffins are easy to make, and flour is a lot cheaper than bread. The recommended amount of fat is no added fat/oil and no animal products, and if your health is already compromised, sparing use of high-fat plant foods such as nuts and seeds, tofu, and avocado. Recipes are available on the internet. Search " McDougall " " recipes " for lots of free recipes. Also look for the fatfree web forum (not sure if it's still up). Cookbooks you can buy include Fat-Free and Easy by Jennifer Raymond (or just google her name -- she used to teach cooking in this area and all of her recipes have been tested in many classes). I would trust any of her recipes to turn out great, but this cookbook focuses on the easiest recipes. Most people have a handful of standard meals they eat regularly. All you have to do is find (or modify) a selection of recipes you like enough to have once a week. Often it's the seasonings that make the dishes special, or enable you to serve leftovers that taste different from one day to the next. If you're used to high-fat, high-salt foods, after you stop eating them it may take a couple weeks to retrain your palate so that you can appreciate the flavors of different foods. At 6:26 PM +0000 12/7/07, toni rossi wrote: how much fat do you recommend? The problem is finding recipes and products in the stores that are inexpensive and can still feed a family! How about a recommended shopping list for people who can only spend $20? I would love to see a fast food restaurant that only sells healthy food! <%40> , CyberBrook <brook wrote: > > *Did You Know?* > > When a woman begins a low-fat diet, the amount of estrogen in her > bloodstream can drop by 15 -- 50 per cent within a few weeks, depending on > how low-fat her previous diet is. Less estrogen means less stimulus for > cancer > cell growth. > > A study of 953 women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer showed > that their risk of dying at any point in time increased by 40 per cent > for every > 1,000 grams of fat consumed per month. > > A person on a typical American diet consumes approximately 1,500 more > grams of fat each > month than a person on a low-fat pure vegetarian diet. > > A 1998 Harvard study found that men who typically consumed more than > two servings of milk > per day were at 60 per cent greater risk of developing prostate cancer > than those who generally > avoided milk. > > from The Survivor's Handbook: eating right for cancer survival > published by the Cancer Project, as printed in the Edmonton Journal, > Jan. 29, 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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