Eat to Live: The Amazing Nutrient-Rich Program for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss by Joel Fuhrman Page A
Authors: Joel Fuhrman
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Agency admits is a prominent cause of many types of cancer in those consuming dairy fat, such as butter and cheese. 88 Cheese is also a powerful inducer of acid load, which increases calcium loss further. 89 Considering that cheese and butter are the foods with the highest saturated-fat content and the major source of our dioxin exposure, cheese is a particularly foolish choice for obtaining calcium.
Cow’s milk is “designed” to be the perfect food for the rapidly growing calf, but as mentioned above, foods that promote rapid growth promote cancer. There is ample evidence implicating dairy consumption as a causative factor in both prostate and ovarian cancer. 90 In April 2000 the Physicians’ Health Study reported that having 2.5 servings of dairy each day boosted prostate cancer risk by more than 30 percent. 91 Another controlled study conducted in Greece has shown a strong association between dairy products and prostate cancer. 92 By analyzing the data, the authors calculated that if the population of Greece were to increase its consumption of tomatoes and decrease its consumption of dairy products, prostate cancer incidence could be reduced by 41 percent, and an even greater reduction would be possible in America, where the dietary risk is even higher. Other studies have found that prostate cancer risk was elevated with increased consumption of low-fat milk, suggesting that the potential threat to prostate health may be correlated more to dairy protein than dairy fat. 93
Dairy protein boosts the amount of IGF-1 in the blood. IGF-1 is found in cow’s milk and has been shown to occur in increased levels in the blood of individuals consuming dairy products on a regular basis. 94 IGF-1 is known to stimulate the growth of both normal and cancer cells. Case-control studies in diverse populations have shown a strong and consistent association between serum IGF-1 concentrations and prostate cancer risk. 95 One study showed that men who had the highest levels of IGF-1 had more than four times the risk of prostate cancer compared with those who had the lowest levels. 96
Investigating the link between lactose (milk sugar) and ovarian cancer among the 80,326 women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study, Dr. Kathleen Fairfield and her associates reported that women who consumed the highest amount of lactose (one or more servings of dairy per day) had a 44 percent greater risk for all types of invasive ovarian cancer than those who ate the lowest amount (three or fewer servings monthly). Skim and low-fat milk were the largest contributors to lactose consumption. 97 Dairy products are just not the healthiest source of calcium.
Perhaps the strongest argument against dairy products in our diet: lots of us are lactose-intolerant. Those lactose-intolerant folks, who don’t digest dairy well, are continually barraged with information that makes them believe they will lose their bones if they don’t consume dairy products in some way. They may be better off without it.
If you choose to consume dairy, minimize your intake to small amounts. Remember the 90 percent rule: eat 90 percent health-giving whole-plant foods. Dairy may be a part of that 10 percent; however, it is not essential for good health and carries potential health risks.
You do not need dairy products to get sufficient calcium if you eat a healthy diet. All unprocessed natural foods are calcium-rich; even a whole orange (not orange juice) has about 60 mg of calcium.
CALCIUM IN 100 CALORIES OF:
bok choy
775
turnip greens
685
collard greens
539
tofu
287
kale
257
romaine lettuce
194
milk
189
sesame seeds, unhulled
170
broccoli
114
cucumber
107
carrots
81
cauliflower
70
soybeans
59
flaxseeds
48
fish
33
eggs
32
pork chop
4
T-bone steak
3
Government health authorities advise us to consume 1,500 mg of calcium daily. This is a tremendous amount of calcium. So much is recommended because of all the factors mentioned above. Even this high level of calcium will
Cow’s milk is “designed” to be the perfect food for the rapidly growing calf, but as mentioned above, foods that promote rapid growth promote cancer. There is ample evidence implicating dairy consumption as a causative factor in both prostate and ovarian cancer. 90 In April 2000 the Physicians’ Health Study reported that having 2.5 servings of dairy each day boosted prostate cancer risk by more than 30 percent. 91 Another controlled study conducted in Greece has shown a strong association between dairy products and prostate cancer. 92 By analyzing the data, the authors calculated that if the population of Greece were to increase its consumption of tomatoes and decrease its consumption of dairy products, prostate cancer incidence could be reduced by 41 percent, and an even greater reduction would be possible in America, where the dietary risk is even higher. Other studies have found that prostate cancer risk was elevated with increased consumption of low-fat milk, suggesting that the potential threat to prostate health may be correlated more to dairy protein than dairy fat. 93
Dairy protein boosts the amount of IGF-1 in the blood. IGF-1 is found in cow’s milk and has been shown to occur in increased levels in the blood of individuals consuming dairy products on a regular basis. 94 IGF-1 is known to stimulate the growth of both normal and cancer cells. Case-control studies in diverse populations have shown a strong and consistent association between serum IGF-1 concentrations and prostate cancer risk. 95 One study showed that men who had the highest levels of IGF-1 had more than four times the risk of prostate cancer compared with those who had the lowest levels. 96
Investigating the link between lactose (milk sugar) and ovarian cancer among the 80,326 women enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study, Dr. Kathleen Fairfield and her associates reported that women who consumed the highest amount of lactose (one or more servings of dairy per day) had a 44 percent greater risk for all types of invasive ovarian cancer than those who ate the lowest amount (three or fewer servings monthly). Skim and low-fat milk were the largest contributors to lactose consumption. 97 Dairy products are just not the healthiest source of calcium.
Perhaps the strongest argument against dairy products in our diet: lots of us are lactose-intolerant. Those lactose-intolerant folks, who don’t digest dairy well, are continually barraged with information that makes them believe they will lose their bones if they don’t consume dairy products in some way. They may be better off without it.
If you choose to consume dairy, minimize your intake to small amounts. Remember the 90 percent rule: eat 90 percent health-giving whole-plant foods. Dairy may be a part of that 10 percent; however, it is not essential for good health and carries potential health risks.
You do not need dairy products to get sufficient calcium if you eat a healthy diet. All unprocessed natural foods are calcium-rich; even a whole orange (not orange juice) has about 60 mg of calcium.
CALCIUM IN 100 CALORIES OF:
bok choy
775
turnip greens
685
collard greens
539
tofu
287
kale
257
romaine lettuce
194
milk
189
sesame seeds, unhulled
170
broccoli
114
cucumber
107
carrots
81
cauliflower
70
soybeans
59
flaxseeds
48
fish
33
eggs
32
pork chop
4
T-bone steak
3
Government health authorities advise us to consume 1,500 mg of calcium daily. This is a tremendous amount of calcium. So much is recommended because of all the factors mentioned above. Even this high level of calcium will
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