Do Vegetables and Fruits prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence?
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I made this video because I think the media headlines did a disservice to the public by oversimplifying the complex considerations behind a study looking at fruits and vegetables.
The study called the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Randomized Trial was published in JAMA last week:
Influence of a diet very high in vegetables, fruit, and fiber and low in fat on prognosis following treatment for breast cancer: the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) randomized trial.
JAMA. 2007 Jul 18;298(3):289-98.
There was, however, an editorial that went along with the study, that tries to address some key questions about the study (such as, did the women who were on the intervention actually follow through on the intervention — the answer which seems to be unclear). Please see:
Fat, fruits, vegetables, and breast cancer survivorship. JAMA. 2007 Jul 18;298(3):335-6.
In the upcoming weeks, there should be more editorials published in specialty nutrition journals addressing the different methodological considerations about the study, as well as address the broader picture of the effects of eating healthy extra fruits and vegetables. I will try to keep this video description updated.
In the meantime, please know that eating extra fruits and vegetables will almost certainly bring good benefits to your health.
Duration : 0:2:40
Tags: breast, cancer, eating, fruits, health, medical, research, usmedstudent, vegetables
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
did you know that …
did you know that the vegetables that you eat every day are grown with fertilizer. And where do you think that fertilizer comes from? That fertulizer is made mostly from manure ( cow crap ) and human waste. And this practice is really environmentaly friendly.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
There’s no such …
There’s no such thing as a carcinogen. There is only one cancer. Cancer cells are left-over trophoblasts. Trophoblasts are healing cells that can only be controlled with Amygdalin, a substance being cut out of our Western diets. Research vitamin B17/Amygdalin.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Chocolate has …
Chocolate has caffeine and works on the brain in a way that is similar to heroin and morphine, it causes physical addiction. Migraines, mood swings are probably the most immediate side effects of chocolate, milk chocolate being the worst of course.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
They can believe it …
They can believe it or not. They can also lactate.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Just finished …
Just finished watching Singapore 6.30pm news 17Apr 08 Thursday. A man from Taiwan was diagnosed with last stage lung cancer many years ago. He DID NOT go for chemotherapy. He said he drinks fruit juice 6 times everyday. eg celery, pineapple, soya beans and many other types of fruits. (I cannot remembered all the fruits) and also salad for his diet for many years. His doctor said there is no sign of cancer anymore. I saw him in the TV - He looks very healthy and hv healthy smooth complexion.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
What do you think …
What do you think about vitamin B-17 from apricot kernels? I read that it can prevent cancer and even heal cancer.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
can dudes get …
can dudes get breast cancer…?o.o
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
being a …
being a dipshit
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
fruits are …
fruits are niceeeeeeeeee why would someone not eat them
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
thanks for your …
thanks for your question. eating dark chocolate in moderation, especially organic dark chocolate, can be good for your health (lowers your blood pressure among other things). the main side effect is that some people are allergic to it, or get migraines from it. the other one is that people might eat too much of it and it makes people gain weight… so in moderation and dark, organic chocolate is probably the best option.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
thank you for your …
thank you for your thoughts.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
How about eating …
How about eating too much chocolate?
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
How about eating …
How about eating too much chocolate? What are the side effects of eating lots of chocolate?
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
yes, yes he does
yes, yes he does
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I am so happy that …
I am so happy that you put this up. You can NEVER eat enough fruits and vegetables! This is the original diet that was made for mankind but especially here in America many people are health lazy and are solely influenced by media headlines and/or the popular crowd often without any clue that these headlines were either influenced by money and/or are made to make money. Meat is ok but it really isn’t all that good for you since it just putrefies in your system.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
well i know SOY …
well i know SOY doesnt help ahaha!
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
These are details …
These are details that I didn’t want to bore you all with, but I feel that the national news media shouldn’t have just made a blanket statement, “eating extra fruits and vegetables does not prevent breast
cancer recurrence.” I know for me, I first read that article and said, “wait, eating vegetables doesn’t prevent cancer?” So if I, a med student, can get completely confused, then I was worried that others would also, if they had only saw the news without reading the actual study.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
So the study was …
So the study was not really applicable to the general population. The other main
question is whether the intervention group was actually following the intervention.
There’s evidence, as pointed out by the editorial, that the intervention group did not
follow the intervention. Which makes you wonder, how reliable are the findings of the study?
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
For example, that …
For example, that study was trying to see if eating more fruits and vegetables would prevent cancer recurrence. One group of women ate more veggies than the other. And they tried to see which group had less cancer. But both groups ate more fruits and vegetables than the national standard guidelines! Confused? I was, until I read the actual study twice.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Hey — thanks for …
Hey — thanks for your suggestion! I’m actually not quite sure what exactly to do in that, the media got it wrong, but I think it was because the study they were reporting on was a confusing study. (in other words, I don’t think they were willfully misrepresenting — it was just incomplete reporting).
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Yay!!! I’m so glad …
Yay!!! I’m so glad that you made a video response. Have you ever thought of calling the local news station to refute their broadcast? if you call your station and tell them that you have good reason to believe that the story misrepresents the truth, they will be happy to jump on the latest story.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Yeah JEFF.. If you …
JEFF ROCKS!
Yeah JEFF.. If you don’t like to eat fruit too much; then blend it baby.. Blend it all!!! Certainly beats chewing, which can be really boring!
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Thank you for your …
Thank you for your comments! I will try to keep the video description updated as new editorials come up.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
The media reports …
The media reports associated with this subject were grossly superficial. Thank you for your attempts at providing access to information which provides more insight into the myriad of benefits which can be obtained from including fruit and vegetables into the diet.
December 15th, 2008 at 8:25 am
GO JEFF!! Fight for …
I enjoyed this!
GO JEFF!! Fight for fruit! LOL