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Nutritional News — 2007Does eating red meat really cause cancer? On 31 October, the news media reported a huge study which came to the conclusion that eating red meat and putting on weight increased cancer risk. But just how much truth is there in it? 5 October 2007 Pregnant mother's low cholesterol can damage her baby. We know that there are many adverse effects in people with low levels of cholesterol. This new study shows that offspring can also be damaged, 17 September 2007 Men who smoke have better outcomes after a stroke A new study finds that men who smoke have better outcomes after atherosclerotic stroke than men who have never smoked. 11 September 2007 Doctors refuse to accept statins' side effects. The British government recently recommended that everyone over the age of 50 should be given statin drugs. Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol and are "remarkably safe" and with few side effects. But are they? Could it be that the reason they are considered to be so safe and side-effect free is because doctors simply refuse to believe their patients when those patients report side effects. 10 September 2007 A bottle of red wine is better than a statin for your heart And it's a lot healthier and more enjoyable to take! Starch-rich diet increases risk for breast cancer Another study finds that eating bread, etc, increases breast cancer risk, while eating meat reduces the risk. 8 June 2007 Over 110 years old and still going strong Just two days apart, George Rene Francis in Sacramento, California, USA and Europe's oldest man, Henry Allingham, celebrated their 110th and 111th birthdays respectively – despite living 'unhealthily'. But is their lifestyle really unhealthy? Or have we got it wrong? 6 June 2007 Skimmed Milk -- Straight From The Cow New Zealand scientists have discovered that some cows have genes that give them a natural ability to produce skimmed milk and plan to breed herds of milkers producing only skimmed milk. 6 June 2007 Commercial bias in medical research: Which cholesterol-lowering statin is best? Your guess is as good as mine, as study findings depend on who has funded the research. 30 May 2007 Men and women who eat the most fat have the lowest death rates 27 May 2007 Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health Sodium benzoate, a chemical found in a very wide range of foods, may increase cancer risk. |
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