Guest guest Posted April 22, 2005 Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Hi John, >Yesterday, a friend of mine told me > that a report came out strongly linking consumption of processed > meats with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Yes, there's sodium nitrate in processed me*ts - sausages, etc. It's nasty stuff. Fortunately I don't eat the stuff into which this nasty stuff is put - But if you want reinforcement against red me*t (and the thought of saving animal lives isn't enough), my dh tells me the TV news has just reported an outbreak of Kreutzfeld-Jakob disease (to humans; BSE to cows) in the Netherlands. > I was wondering whether any of you here heard about or read > this report and whether a link to the story might be found. I have > looked and so far have not been able to find anything. I simply went to www.google.ca and typed meat pancreatic cancer into the search window. I got a lot of sites, and I have copied the first couple of pars plus the urls for continued reading of the first few into my email here below. Pat and here they are: Processed meat cancer risk link Intake of meat products, including sausages, was studied Eating too many hot dogs, sausages and other processed meats can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, researchers have claimed. Meat has been cited as a potential cancer cause in the past, but results have been inconsistent. However researchers at the University of Hawaii suggest the link could be the way meat is prepared, rather than its fat or cholesterol levels. UK cancer experts said more evidence was needed to confirm the link. The rest of this article is to be found at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/ 4465871.stm ---------------- Thursday, April 21, 2005 Commentary | Home Processed meat consumption results in 6700% increase in pancreatic cancer risk, says new research Page 1 | next page -> Consuming processed meats increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, says new research conducted at the University of Hawaii that followed nearly 200,000 men and women for seven years. According to lead study author Ute Nothlings, people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 6700% increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products. But researchers failed to accurately identify the culprit responsible for this increased risk of pancreatic cancer, says one author. The true cause of the heightened cancer risk is the widespread use of a carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite by food processing companies, says nutritionist . . . Read the rest of this at: http://www.newstarget.com/007024.html ------------- Meaty Diet Linked to Pancreatic Cancer But Green Tea May Protect Against Prostate Cancer By Charlene Laino WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 April 20, 2005 (Anaheim, Calif.) -- New studies presented at a major cancer meeting reinforce the old adage that you are what you eat (and drink). One study shows that green tea may stave off prostate cancer. Another study suggests that eating a lot of hot dogs, sausage, and other processed meats may raise the risk of pancreatic cancerrisk of pancreatic cancer. . . . article continues at: webmd.com/content/Article/104/107554.htm -------------- Red Meat - Study Finds No Association Between Diet and Pancreatic Cancer Among Men and Women Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) April 06, 2005 BOSTON, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), assessing dietary patterns among men and women and risk of pancreatic cancer, found no association with two wide-ranging dietary patterns and the risk of pancreatic cancer. The findings appear in the April 6, 2005 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Dominique Michaud, assistant professor of epidemiology at HSPH and lead author of the study and colleagues, assessed the dietary patterns of nearly 125,000 participants who were enrolled in the Brigham and Women's Hospital-based Nurses Health Study (NHS) and the HSPH based Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). Analyzing detailed food frequency questionnaires sent to the participants every four years between 1984 (for NHS participants) and 1986 (for HPFS participants) and up to 2000, they identified two dietary patterns; the western diet, consisting of high consumption of red meat, processed meat, French fries, processed grains, sweets, desserts and sugared beverages and the prudent diet, consisting of high consumption of fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, legumes and whole grains. During the span of the study 366 cases of pancreatic cancer were documented (185 men and 181 women). The researchers found no strong association between the two dietary patterns and the risk of pancreatic cancer among the study participants. . . . Continued on: http://www.foodsecurity.net/news/newsitem.php3?nid=1920 & tnews=news ---------- /end/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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