Tag: diet

• Diet and Cancer – Frederick Hoffman

  Frederic Ludwig Hoffman was an extraordinary statistician, publishing over 1300 items including 28 major works of 100 or more pages.

  Because of his leadership in cancer research, he was awarded the American Cancer Society’s Clement Cleveland Medal in 1943. He also was named a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society of London, made a member of the German Society for Insurance Science, named an associate fellow of the American Medical Association, made an associate member of the American Academy of Medicine, and made an honorary member of the Essex County Anatomical and Pathological Society.

  He was a member of the American Economic Association, the American Academy of Social and Political Science in the City of New York, the National Institute of Social Sciences, the American Sociological Society, the Southern Sociological Congress, the National Conference on Charities and Corrections and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

  He was the seventh president of the American Statistical Association.

  Frederick Hoffman was the author of a 749 page book Cancer and Diet, written in 1937, demonstrating that:

  “That overnutrition is common in the case of cancer patients to a remarkable and exceptional degree, and that overabundant food consumption [of red meat] unquestionably is the underlying cause of the root condition of cancer in modern life.”

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  22 April 2023

• How do Your Genes Affect Obesity and Diabetes Supplement

  A popular area of research is to determine genetic causes of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disease, depression and any other illness or condition that is plaguing our society. Proposed genetic solutions will result in expensive and profit-driven procedures that do not solve the primary cause of the problem.

  This area of research ignores the fact that often our genetic code does not determine health outcomes and it will not solve the problems of our society’s rapidly failing health.

  Frequently the problem is not that complicated.

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  22 September 2021

• Zinc, Selenium and the Immune System

  Zinc and selenium are important micronutrients required for the immune system to function effectively along with vitamins A, C, E, B6, B12, C, D, E and folic acid and the trace elements iron and copper.

  Both insufficient and excessive intakes of zinc and selenium can have negative consequences on the immune status.

  For the majority of people, low selenium intake is not a major issue. Whole-grains provide provide a more than adequate supply for vegans.

  A serum selenium test shows a short-term status of selenium whilst red blood cell selenium reflects a long-term status.

  Before consuming large amounts of selenium in foods or supplements, it is important to know the true status of your selenium.

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  6 August 2021

• About Angela Carey

  Angela Carey is a Naturopathic Practitioner and Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience located in East Maitland in the Hunter Valley. Having cured herself from a chronic autoimmune condition, she can assist her clients to return to optimal health. She is able to work closely with you to tackle any health challenges you may have. With lifestyle, dietary and nutritional changes, she can assist you to maximise your body's potential to heal.

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  27 March 2021

• Impact of Gluten-free Diets

  There is a substantial difference between a standard western diet and a gluten-free diet. If a gluten-free diet is no warranted, a gluten-free diet may have unintended health consequences that are not beneficial as well as creating an additional inconvenience.

  Consumption of complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides) and dietary fibre can be significantly less.

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  1 January 2020

• How Industry Funding Shapes Nutrition Research

  On the 4th July 2019, the ABC published this news item as its top news story.

  World Health Organisation's recommendations on saturated fat are out of date, expert team says.

  It was based on an article, WHO draft guidelines on dietary saturated and trans fatty acids: Time for a new approach? published in THE BMJ the previous day, which was written by Arne Astrup and 17 colleagues.

  At least 13 of the 18 authors of this paper, have received funding from the dairy and beef industries.

  Whilst the links to the dairy and beef industries are noted in THE BMJ article, it is not mentioned in the ABC's article. There is no mention that the researchers have been paid millions of dollars by the dairy, beef and chocolate industries.

  t is not responsible to leave the information published in ABC’s article to be uncorrected. The majority of readers will only see the statement,

  A global team of researchers has taken aim at World Health Organisation draft guidelines that recommend people reduce their saturated fat intake.

  The picture accompanying the article shows burger, chips, eggs, and baked beans.

  The readers’ conclusion - eating bacon and eggs is no longer considered to be unsafe.

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  16 December 2019

• Bread Does Not Make You Fat

  Most people are under the impression that starchy foods such as bread and potatoes make you fat.

  This is not the case - unless you cover your bread and potatoes with high-fat foods such as cheese, butter or sour cream.

  Excess sugars and carbohydrates are stored as glycogen - not fats. Carbohydrates are not converted to fats. Animals, bacteria and fungi convert glucose to glycogen which is the form that glucose is stored.

  Except in abnormal, extreme conditions, carbohydrates are not converted to fat in humans.

  Fats make you fat - not carbohydrates.

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  23 September 2019

• Are Healthy Diets More Harmful to the Environment

  On December 14, 2015 an article titled Vegetarian and “Healthy” Diets Could Be More Harmful to the Environment was published on the Carnegie Mellon University website.

  The article quotes Paul Fischbeck, a professor of social and decisions sciences and engineering and public policy at the institute.

  He was a co-author of a paper Energy use, blue water footprint, and greenhouse gas emissions for current food consumption patterns and dietary recommendations in the US.

  Professor Fischbeck is quoted in the website article, stating:

  “Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon. Lots of common vegetables require more resources per calorie than you would think. Eggplant, celery and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.”

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  15 September 2019

• Global Burden of Disease 2010

  The Global Burden of Disease Study commenced in 1990 as a World Bank commissioned initiative that measures the health impact of disease and injuries. It introduced the term disability-adjusted life year (DALY) as a new measure to quantify the burden of diseases and injuries.

  It is managed by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington with the purpose of "understanding the current state of population health and the strategies necessary to improve it."

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  27 April 2019

• The Evidence Against Eric Westman and William Yancy

  Eric Westman and William Yancy are medical doctors associated with Duke University School of Medicine in North Carolina, where they are associate professors.

  They are prolific authors associated with ketogenic and high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets. They have both received funding from Robert C. Atkins Foundation which supports research into low-carbohydrate nutrition.

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  22 November 2018