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Seventh-day Adventists have a lower risk of cancer

According to a study published in the journal Cancer, Seventh-day Adventists who frequently eat a plant-based diet have a lower risk of developing cancer and dying from any cause. Researchers compared all-cause mortality and cancer incidence rates in participants in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) with the general U.S. population documented in statistics. Rates of early deaths and morbidity [...]

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The use of a plant-based diet is associated with a less severe course of Covid-19

According to a study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, plant-based diets are associated with a less severe course of COVID-19. Scientists surveyed health care workers with high exposure to coronavirus patients in six countries about their eating habits and the course of COVID. Participants who ate a plant-based diet were as much as 73% less likely to have moderate to severe […]

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Prevention – the hope we fear

FIRST, I WOULD LIKE EACH OF US TO ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION: WHAT DOES PREVENTION MEAN TO ME AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS FOR PREVENTIVE TESTS? PREVENTION MEANS SECONDARY PREVENTION AND SCREENING TESTS, BUT ALSO PRIMARY PREVENTION, WHICH CONSISTS OF CONSTITUTION OF CORRECT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PATTERNS, E.G. TAKING CARE OF YOUR DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY… BUT ALSO PREVENTION, WHICH CONCERN […]

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Ketogenic diet for cancer patients: yes or no?

THE KETOGENIC DIET, which involves a radical reduction in carbohydrates in favor of fats, has been gaining popularity recently. IS THERE REALLY A JUSTIFICATION FOR THE HURRAOPTIMISM AROUND THIS CONTROVERSIAL NUTRITIONAL MODEL? WHAT ARE THE MAIN ASSUMPTIONS OF THE KETOGENIC DIET AND WHY CAN IT BE DANGEROUS TO HEALTH IN THE LONG TERM? THE KETOGENIC DIET WAS FIRST USED IN 1921 IN THE TREATMENT OF […]

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High consumption of vegetables and fruits improves survival rates for ovarian cancer

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION), WOMEN WITH THE HIGHEST FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION HAVE BETTER SURVIVAL RATES FROM OVARIAN CANCER THAN THOSE WHO CONSUME THE ABOVE. IT IS AT A LOW LEVEL. SCIENTISTS EXAMINED DIETARY PATTERNS BEFORE DIAGNOSING OVARIAN CANCER IN […]

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Replacing 10% your daily calories from beef and processed meat with plant-based foods can extend your healthy life by 48 minutes a day!

…WHILE EATING ONE HOT DOG TAKES AS MUCH 36 MINUTES OF HEALTHY LIFE, ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY WHICH EVALUATED OVER 5,800 FOOD PRODUCTS AND RANKED THEM ACCORDING TO THE BURDEN OF DIET-DEPENDENT DISEASES AS WELL AS THEIR IMPACT WU FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOODS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS ADD MINUTES TO A HEALTHY LIFE – GOOD QUALITY AND AVERAGE DISEASE-FREE LIFE EXPANSION […]

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High consumption of processed meat increases the risk of breast cancer

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ALREADY A FEW YEARS AGO ISSUED A REPORT IN WHICH IT WARNS THAT PROCESSED MEAT (CLASSIFIED IN GROUP 1, WHERE INCLUDING ASBESTOS AND TOBACCO) INCREASES THE RISK OF CANCER, ESPECIALLY OF THE COLOR INTESTINE, WHILE RED MEAT IS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC (GROUP 2A) WHAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE "PROCESSED MEAT" GROUP? SMOKED, CURLED, SALTED OR PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS […]

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Alcohol consumption is one of the main risk factors for the development of breast cancer

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IS ONE OF THE MAJOR MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR DISEASE, SAY WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPECIALISTS DURING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ACCORDING TO WHO EXPERTS, THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION, AND THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER INCREASES WITH EVERY UNIT OF ALCOHOL DAILY. THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THAT BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED TYPE OF CANCER IN THE EUROPEAN REGION, WITH 1,579 […]

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A chance for a better tomorrow

National Labor Center Sp. z o. o. and the United Way Polska Foundation implements, under axis IX Supporting social inclusion and fighting poverty, measure 9.1 Socio-professional activation of excluded people and counteracting social exclusion, a project entitled: A chance for a better tomorrow!, which aims to increase the level of activity. social and professional 380 people (228 women, 152 men) [...]