Tomatoes, onions, artichokes?

[Mongrel]

And as for supplements: http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=832

Yep. Will that stop them though?

Answers on a postcard

 

[El Greco]

Some time ago I posted a table from the Second Expert Report, showing various indications about the effect of several nutritional factors on cancers. Regarding specific nutrients and their effect on health, I suggest you search Pubmed and form your own conclusions. There is an anti-supplement crowd which is fanatically attached to the notion that all supplements are useless (or even harmful), exactly like many supplement proponents insist that everything is good for you. For example, I have been taking EPA+DHA (omega-3 fatty acids) for years because I am convinced they exert a multitude of positive effects on the human body. You can do your own Pubmed searches for docosahexaenoic/eicosapentaenoic and form an opinion. I find absolutely deplorable the attitude of some "scientists" and "debunkers" who focus on a couple of studies and say that this or that does or doesn't work while ignoring any data that clashes with their preconceived notions.

 

[casebro]

El Greco, the only agent mentioned as to preventing cancer, is the tomatoe's lycopene. The rest of your chart is non-sequitor- it talks of cancer, the OP mentions 'tonic', cleansing, and detoxing.

And even the lycopene line says "probable decreased risk" of only prostrate cancer. The OP says "protects against many types of cancer". So at best, no help to 50% of people. And even for the other 50%, no proven benefit, only "probable".

In fact, the only things in the expert's chart that are "convincing decreased risk" for anything are: breast feeding helps prevent breast cancer, and activity helps prevent colo-rectal cancer.

The whole rest of the expert's opinions might be summed as as "We think maybe possibly some of these things might sort of help prevent some caners in some people sometimes, maybe."

But that is my interpretation. You are free to use as optimistic an interpretation as you like. Thanks for backing up my earlier statements.

 

[James Fox]

There is no scientific evidence that ones immune system can be boosted in any manner and no evidence I’m aware of that any food can prevent the incidence of any cancer or cure any cancer. Seems it’s just more CAM crap. And there’s some good recent evidence that taking vitamin C supplements interferes with cancer treatments.

You may find some interesting reading here.
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/

 

[gnome]

Oddly, I keep imagining the title of this thread as a book by Douglas Hofstadter...

"Tomatoes, Onions Artichokes: an Amazing Offer of Treats"

Yes, I'm making weird associations today.

 

[arthwollipot]

Heh...

 

[Cavemonster]

Oddly, I keep imagining the title of this thread as a book by Douglas Hofstadter...

"Tomatoes, Onions Artichokes: an Amazing Offer of Treats"

Yes, I'm making weird associations today.

:An eternal golden broth

 

[El Greco]

There is no scientific evidence that ones immune system can be boosted in any manner and no evidence I’m aware of that any food can prevent the incidence of any cancer or cure any cancer.

What exactly do you mean by "evidence" ? Do you think that those who wrote the Expert Report talk out of their @ss when they speak of "convincng" or "probable" decreased risk ? We are talking about cancer here, a chronic multifactorial disease. Don't you think that when a group of experts, ie the American Institute for Cancer Reasearch, talk about "probable decreased risk", this is enough reason to at least try and follow a matching diet ?

In the case of lycopene they describe the decreased risk as "convincing". Yet you are still "not aware of that any food can prevent the incidence of any cancer". Perhaps you want a written guarantee.

There is no scientific evidence that ones immune system can be boosted in any manner

Here's what I found with a 2-second search:

Effect of whey protein to modulate immune response in children with atopic asthma.
Oral supplementation with whey proteins increases plasma glutathione levels of HIV-infected patients.

Anti-supplement nihilism is at least anti-scientific.