ADVICE: Four Fat Myths about Obesity and Cancer

By The Cato Institute , Individual Liberty, Free Markets, Peace - February 27, 2009

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The fat police have tried to frighten us for so long they've used up most of their stock of scary images. Yet the media still run with every 'The Fat End is Nigh' story, no matter how absurd. Exhibit A is today's World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) report, Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention - Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective , which warns of a global catastrophe from obesity-induced cancer. As the Observer 's David Smith ... Read the Full Article
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ADVICE: Four Fat Myths about Obesity and Cancer
  • xexers
    Citation needed

    Where are you getting your facts from?

    Diet and cancer are strongly related. See this study which directly relates how many calories you get from animal based food with several cancers:
    http://www.vegsource.com/harris/cancer_vegdiet.htm

    The more meat you eat, the more likely you will develop breast cancer.

    A book called "The China study" is full of referencing hundreds of studies that directly link diet with cancer.

    I think you need to read more studies.

    - xexersIE March 4, 2009 11:14AM

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