Cancer Prevention Weekly Articles of Interest February16 –20, 2004 CONTENTS: 1. Schools boost milk in junk-food battle: Eager to reduce the intake of junk food on their watch, some school boards in Canada have begun working around their exclusive contracts with cola giants in order t...

Studies estimate that diet--either too much of some kinds of foods or not enough of others--is responsible for about 60 percent of the cancers in women and about 30 to 40 percent of the cancers in men. It's hard to say exactly how much changing your diet reduces the risk of cancer, but it's fair to...

Anti-Carcinogenic Protection of Certain Foods Ever since we were small children, we have been bombarded with information on the importance of a well-balanced diet containing grains, vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy products, and some sweets. We were also taught, through the USDA's Food Guid...

Truly great, helpful, sensible advise. HEADACHE - EAT FISH ! Eat plenty of fish - fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain. HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) ...

Obesity Obesity is America's fastest growing health concern. According to the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) statistics show that over 60% of Americans are obese. Compared to the statistics done in 1991 it's increas...

Part of our American culture is based on food and the way people treat themselves biologically by deciding what is acceptable to eat. Unfortunately a great portion of our society does not carefully think about the biological effects of certain foods. We live in an era of fad diets and health cons...

Western culture today is overflowing with fad diets and health crazes while conflicting political and social viewpoints rage among the masses. Somewhere within these often unexpectedly controversial subjects lies that of vegetarianism versus meat-eating. Meat-eaters often take personal of...

The Positive Effects of Gene Altering Since the beginning of the human race, we have been looking. We have been looking for ways to make our lives healthier, more comfortable, and happier. In the beginning it was simple rocks, plants, and fires. As our technology advanced so did the comfort of...

In this report I will be looking at the problem behaviour of obesity and describing the creation and introduction of a community-based program for behaviour change in the Jamaican population. This program will be a primary level prevention approach and will be called the 'No Gain No Pain&apo...

Introduction Obesity is a common disorder amongst our society today. It is caused by many factors, including excessive caloric intake, lack of physical activity, as well as genetic influences. Excess body fat is caused by an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure which are brough...

From earliest time people have been aware that some plants are poisonous and should be avoided as food. Other plants contain chemicals that have medicinal, stimulatory, hallucinatory, or narcotic effects. In the past 50 years, great strides have been made in understanding nutrition and the role it...

Vitamin supplements: What do most Americans need? Vitamin supplements: What do most Americans need? That is the question I will be attempting to answer in the following few pages. To start, I will talk about their beginning as well as their recent growth in popularity in the past decade. I wi...

For the past couple of year the number of Americans that are overweight keeps increasing. Today fifty five percent of Americans are overweight. Because of this unhealthy trent the media, researchers, doctors and specialists have been educating and informing the population that eating a healthy diet...

I wish I looked like that! Does this sound familiar? Millions of images everyday are pressuring teens today to be slimmer, taller, and stronger. No wonder more and more teens have a bad self-image of themselves and are willing to do anything to get the "perfect body". The American Socie...

Vegetarianism is a good idea for anyone, whether young or old, healthy or sick. Reasons supporting vegetarianism are inarguable since becoming a vegetarian is scientifically proven to improve one's lifestyle in several different ways. First and most importantly to many, vegetarianism improve...

Life on the Fast Food Lane In Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser it discusses the bad eating habits and the unhealthy foods that cook behind the grill. This informative book shows not only what goes on in America, but also what happens behind the counter in other countries. It discusses the hea...

If fast food has such a significant impact on our society and economy, it is only natural that it should also have at least some effect on our environment. Presumably, the generalization of fast food in America, and now spreading all over the world, can lead to major negative impacts on our environ...

Atkins Diet Society is in constant evaluation of themselves with the way they look, size of clothes they wear, and overall appearance. The "style" today is to be thin, with a firm stomach and tight skin. However, more and more people are becoming over-weight and even obese these days. ...

Vitamins and minerals are essential building blocks for health and well-being. Scientists have identified 13 different compounds they call vitamins, from Vitamin A to several B-vitamins, D, K, and others. Vitamins are fundamental for good human health, and they help create strong bodies that can r...

In today's hectic, high-speed Internet, quickly changing world, it has become common for us to think about the here and now, and put off concerns about the future as vague possibilities that we will deal with once we come to them. This, sadly, has reflected on our health, and the nutritio...

The sports world has a plethora of products including pills, potions and tonics that provide loads of promises to give the athlete that winning edge. Their promises include improved performance, better endurance, increased strength and better recovery. These can be achieved by...

Obesity In The USA One may confuse or understand that obesity is, variously, defined in terms of absolute weight, distribution of subcutaneous fat, or societal and esthetic norms. Basically, obesity can be characterized as ¡§Excessive body fat¡ (Webster). And used as a term applied to indivi...

"Vegetarianism: The Best Way To Eat" A saying goes, "You are (exactly) what you eat" (Martin 1). If true, many human beings must be cannibalistic, chemically treated, life forms. Now days, people are taking this quote as a way of life. This is what Stone presents in his art...