Linda and Carolyn in Split Mountain gorge
Happy days
You all
probably are aware that I tend to be deeply skeptical about suggestions that
diet plays an important role in contracting cancer, especially ovarian. (But, then, as always: what do I know?) Clearly, over-eating is risky, because it may
lead to obesity, which may then cause inflammation, which thus may aid and abet
cancer. (Lots of “mays” in that
statement, but nevertheless it seems to be true.)
But what
about specific foods? Well, it turns out
that researchers in England and Canada have collaborated in a meta-analysis of
diet and ovarian cancer and discovered an unsettling correlation between OVCA
and the consumption of coffee and eggs!
A meta-analysis is a study in which the results of a bunch of other
studies are combined in some statistically slick manner to arrive at various
conclusions. Note that in general what results
from such an activity are correlations, not conclusions about cause and
effect. So there is hope for those of
you who, like me, are addicted to large, greasy breakfasts. Thank the Lord for small favors!
However for
the most part I continue to believe that the root cause of cancer are genetic
mistakes occurring when cells divide, and in general nothing we can eat or
drink can make much of a difference in that process.
But
regardless of my mutterings you should read the article below. It seems to be part of a diet enthusiasts web
site called Eat This, Not That. Not my cup of tea – or coffee for that
matter.
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