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Proven tips to cut risk of colon cancer

July 27, 2010 By Lori Drummond, RD, LD Leave a Comment

An apple a day might keep the doctor away. But preventative measures will definitely help to keep colon cancer away.

Colon cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, following lung and breast cancer. Colon cancer shortened the lives of an estimated 50,000 people last year. Certainly, no one wants to hear such grim news.

Students tour "colon cave"

There is good news, however. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer. Early detection saves lives. Colorectal cancer often produces symptoms at an early enough stage to make it treatable. Successful treatment, however, depends on early detection.

Rate your risk, since anyone can get colorectal cancer. The risk factors include:

• Family history of colorectal cancer
• Personal history of polyps or inflammatory bowel disease
• Being over 50 years of age
• Cigarette smoking
• Diet low in fiber; diet high in red meat and processed meat
• Alcohol consumption
• Lack of physical activity
• Substantial consumption of alcohol (more than 3 drinks per day)
• Body fat, particularly excess fat around the midsection [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: Cancer, Clinical nutrition, colon cancer, Education, fiber, meat, prevention, Vegetables

Bad diets out, nutrient density in

May 18, 2010 By Lori Drummond, RD, LD Leave a Comment

Joel Fuhrman MD talks about diets that don’t work, and nutrient density as the key to healthy eating.  Follow his advice and find a more energetic life.

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Filed Under: Digestion Tagged With: Clinical nutrition, diets, Digestion

Can we starve cancer?

May 18, 2010 By Lori Drummond, RD, LD 1 Comment
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Filed Under: Digestion Tagged With: Cancer, Clinical nutrition, Digestion, Nutrition, Vegetables, whole grain

Study: weight gain shrinks brain

May 16, 2010 By Lori Drummond, RD, LD Leave a Comment

A new Livescience.com article reports that obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said.

Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains appear to have aged prematurely by eight years.

The results, based on brain scans of 94 people in their 70s, represent “severe brain degeneration,” said Paul Thompson, senior author of the study and a UCLA professor of neurology.

“That’s a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other diseases that attack the brain,” said Thompson. “But you can greatly reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s, if you can eat healthily and keep your weight under control.” [Read more...]

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Filed Under: weight control Tagged With: Clinical nutrition, Digestion, Obesity, weight control

Nutrition labels sometimes err

May 16, 2010 By Lori Drummond, RD, LD Leave a Comment

 

The Food and Drug Administration is moving toward a more active role in seeing that packaged food consumers have accurate, adequate nutrition labels to guide purchasing decisions.

Please read this article by Andrea Thompson of LiveScience.com – FDA cracks down on defective nutrition labels

If you’d be willing to participate in a simple, 10-question study about how consumers evaluate nutrition labels, please click this link to provide contact information and we’ll send you the survey form.

Thanks for making a difference in your world.

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Filed Under: Digestion, Education, Shop/cook Tagged With: Clinical nutrition, Shop/cook
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