Archive for the ‘Cancer’ Category
Gary Taubes vs. Dr. Oz
I’m sure I’ll have more to say on this topic in the coming days, but for now I will share the comment I posted directly on his blog: What bothers me is that the focus on weight takes away from the most powerful research that Taubes found when preparing GCBC in the first place. This [...]
In: Cancer, Diabetes, Obesity, Populations
Low-Fat: Bad Idea
On Facebook, I saw where some linked to a marvelous article by Kristin Wartman of the Huffington Post: A Big Fat Debate. She cited the Los Angeles Times article that I wrote a post on last year. It was significant because it wrote in a mainstream newspaper, stuff I and many others have been screaming [...]
In: Cancer, Cholesterol, Diet, Heart Disease, Obesity, Sugar
Link Between Fat and Breast Cancer?
It would be easy to say that everyone who is fat has a greater chance of breast cancer, and indeed that might be true. However, it’s also true that the chance is only slightly greater. Many skinny women get breast cancer as well. Just cruise on over to www.breastcancer.org and see for yourself. The incredible [...]
In: Cancer, Diet, Obesity
Fat Related Cancer for Everyone
The cancer advocacy group released a report Friday showing that the developing world’s share of cancer deaths worldwide is increasing. In 2008, there were 4.8 million cancer deaths in developing countries — up from 4.7 million the previous year — out of the 7.6 million deaths worldwide. A separate report, meanwhile, estimates that 340,000 cancer [...]
In: Cancer, Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, Obesity
Most Medical Advice is Wrong!
I really thought about a less inflammatory title, but I just couldn’t come up with one. You may have a hard time believing this and that’s okay. It goes against all your beliefs. But if you are a student of science, where hypotheses are rigorously tested and tried, and you await results prior to taking [...]
In: Alzheimer's, Cancer, Cholesterol, Dementia, Diet, Disease, Heart Disease
