Slowly and agonizingly being consumed by cancer? Cancer proceeds through three stages: initiation, promotion and progression. After reading books, case studies and clinical research I would like to share my point of view in this field.
The data that I came across for cancer rates was well focused geographically when genetic backgrounds were similar from place to place. Well, might it be possible that cancer is largely due to environmental lifestyle factors and not just genetics??
High levels of dietary animal protein in people under 65 years of age was linked to a fourfold increase in their risk of death from cancer or diabetes, and almost double the risk of dying from any cause over an 18-year period, researchers pointed out.
What I found in my reading is that the general dangerous effects of protein in the diet was reduced when the protein came from plant sources, such as beans and legumes. Though cancer risk was still three times as high in middle-aged people who ate a protein-rich diet, compared with those on a low-protein diet.
The findings emerged from a study of 6,381 people aged 50 and over who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) which tracks a representative group of adults and children in the US.
Proteins present in meat, fish, and poultry, cooked at high temperatures, especially grilling and frying, have been found to produce compounds called heterocyclic amines. But whereas plant protein did not promote cancer growth, even at the higher levels of intake.
I can’t say with certain it is sure the only cause of cancer promotion, but by considering different studies and data, it is positively correlated or associate with cancer, so likely to be true. For instance, if you smoke 100 cigarettes per day, will you get cancer? The answer is maybe but we can’t know with certainty whether you as an individual will get cancer.
Returning to nutrition, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein for the average adult is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight.
Why then do we eat every day that much protein? Do we really need that much?
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My only interest, today, is to write from a scientific point of view, but there is a lot more to say. For today this is enough!
Deby