Hi all,

I'm assuming that some of you have read the American Institute of Cancer
Research's report on nutrition and cancer. If not, an overview can be found
at:

http://www.aicr.org/report2.htm

At any rate, it was interesting to note that the report recommended 5 or
more servings of fruits or vegetables and that non-domesticated fish,
poultry and meat are preferable. However the usual "avoid red meat" and
"eat 7 or more servings of grains or cereal foods" is also listed as a way
to prevent cancer. Any thoughts on this? I don't know what the AICR is; is
it financed by commercial carb interests? While I like the idea that cancer
is a preventable disease, I can't quite buy the idea that *all* their
recommendations are the way to do it.

On the Williamsburg conference site, there's a paper by Eaton that cites
one section of the AICR report: in a nutshell, that fruits and vegetables
are known to have a strong to moderate preventative effect against many
cancers; grains were shown to have little preventative effect, and in some
cases appear to actually cause cancer (cancer of the esophagus). Now, I
haven't read the actual report, but in light of this information, how can
the same report come to the conclusion that 7 servings of grain should be
eaten as part of a cancer prevention program?

Am I the only one that finds science confusing????

Kathy Partridge
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