Cancer and food safety news.
The dietary supplement Ginko biloba, which some believe helps improve memory (although studies have shown it is ineffective), has been linked to cancer in ratrs and mice. The new study, conducted by scientists at the National Toxicology Program (NTP), found that animals who received the supplement were more likely to develop tumors in the liver … Read more
Research published in The Prostate has found that eating deep fried foods regularly is linked to an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. In addition, more aggressive types of the disease are more likely when deep-fried foods are part of a diet. The study was conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The scientists … Read more
Dr. Jonathan Schoenfeld of the Harvard School of Public Health has published a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that says trials have failed to find effects for observational studies that link foods with cancer. Everything from low fat salad dressing to celery, olives, and sugar has been linked to cancer development … Read more
A new study presented at the 11th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research found that protein and iron found in red meat, when combined in the body, form N-nitroso compounds that may increase the risk of bladder cancer. Furthermore, some people have a reduced ability to reverse the effects of those compounds … Read more
The first long-term study of the effects of GMO Roundup-ready corn have just been released, published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology. Scientists found that rats fed Roundup tolerant GMO maize developed mammary tumors and kidney and liver damage after four months. This number is significant because the Monsanto studies that the FDA used … Read more