Posted on 04/23/2016 10:29:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Eating nuts has been linked to a number of health benefits, such as a reduced risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Now, new findings from South Korea suggest that a nut-rich diet may also reduce a person's risk of colon cancer.
The researchers found a reduction in this risk for both men and women, according to the findings, presented here today (April 18) at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual meeting.
Eating a serving of nuts three or more times a week appeared to have a big effect on risk, said Dr. Aesun Shin, an associate professor of preventive medicine at Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea and an author of the study.
In the study, a serving of nuts was considered to be 15 grams (0.5 ounces), Shin told Live Science. That's a smaller amount than what's considered a serving in the United States, she added. (A serving in the U.S. is 28 g, or 1 oz.)
Although the researchers included many types of nuts in their analysis, peanuts were the most widely consumed nuts among people in the study. This may be due to the availability of peanuts in South Korea, the researchers said. [6 Foods That Are Good For Your Brain]
To examine the relationship between eating nuts and colon cancer risk, the researchers looked at 923 patients who had been diagnosed with colon cancer and compared their diets with those of 1,846 people who did not have colon cancer.
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This is nuts.
Chewing cashews at present.
Yum.
Hope cashew butter counts. Yum!
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Cash.
Cash who?
I always knew you were a nut!
Plain.
Eating lots of nuts can also inspire the Leftist Fecal Artists like Mapplethorpe and the like. Something else to look forward to from the NEA.
Today’s words to live by:
“I think the next big thing is doing the opposite of all the bad things,” - NEA President Lily Eskelsen GarcÍa
Have you ever heard of a squirrel with colon cancer?
I rest my case.
>>>Have you ever heard of a squirrel with colon cancer?<<<
Do they give Squirrels Colonoscopies nowadays?
I’m sure Obamacare would cover it.
You should probably get that polyp checked.
Thank you! I’ve known a lot of ‘squirrely’ types and, you’re right, none of them had this affliction...lol
Cashews are awesome.
Alternate punchline: "Gesundheit" :-)
In real sciences, of which nutrition isn’t, these kinds of observational studies are considered hypothesis-generating exercises. They do not, and cannot, provide anything like proof.
If a squirrel had colon cancer, why would I have heard of it?
The article talks about peanuts as nuts. They are actually legumes.
Correct.
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