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Restaurants That Lack Calorie Counts Now Face Fines New York Times - 2 hours ago By JAMES BARRON Mark Loersch, who teaches nutrition to high school students, noticed something in a McDonalds restaurant on West 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan that he had not seen back home in Onalaska, Wis. A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info The Associated Press New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock MSNBC NY1 - CBC.ca - International Herald Tribune all 152 news articles

Fruits and vegetables are known to protect people against lung, oral, esophageal, stomach, and colon cancer. The data that supports this statement has been borne out by a number of studies.

In fact, fruits and vegetables are bulk ellagic acid best source of vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants. These healthful compounds probably work best in combination. Because we don't know which of the many compounds in these foods are most helpful, the American Cancer Society advises the public to eat at least five assorted servings of produce per day.

Vitamin Supplements

Its easier to persuade people to take vitamin pill supplements to fulfill their daily requirements than it is to convince them to change their diets. Yet, vitamin pills often contain only a fraction of what is capable of being assimilated by the body when compared to fruits and vegetables. Furthermore, there are likely to be significant compounds in the whole foods we have not yet identified, and therefore, cannot add to supplement pills.

Clinical Studies of Supplements

A study was performed to determine the benefits of beta-carotene and retinol (types of vitamin A) in lung cancer risk reduction. Ironically, the study found that beta-carotene and retinol supplements actually increased the lung cancer risk, especially among smokers.

To more carefully evaluate the relationship, the researchers undertook another study to evaluate vitamin supplements and several types of cancer, with the focus being on lung cancer.

The study group consisted of 77, 721 men and women aged 50 to 76 who lived in the state of Washington. Participants completed a 24-page survey on the kind of vitamin supplements, dose, and duration of use over the prior ten years. The cancer registry monitored the subjects of the study for the development of lung cancer over a nearly four-year period.

Summary of Findings

The investigators found 521 cases of lung cancer. Adjusting for risk factors for lung cancer, namely smoking, age, sex, previous cancer history, and other lung disease including a history of prior lung cancer, the researchers found the following:

There was no statically significant increased risk for lung cancer with increasing years of multivitamin use for all types of lung cancer (non-small cell and small cell). fragrance can reduce the extent of a skin reaction
There was no statically significant increased risk for lung cancer with increasing daily dose of vitamin C for all types of lung cancer.
There was no statically significant increased risk for lung cancer with increasing daily dose of folate (folic acid) for all types of lung cancer.
There was no statically significant increased risk for small cell lung cancer with increasing daily dose of vitamin E, but
There was a small but significant increase in non-small cell lung cancer risk with increasing daily dose of vitamin E.

The researchers then analyzed the effect of smoking status on multivitamins, vitamin C and folate, but found no associations. In contrast, for vitamin E use among current smokers (but not former smokers), there was an elevation of cancer risk.

Recommendations
These results suggest but do not prove that most vitamin supplementation is safe with respect to lung cancer. Oddly, some supplements may actually increase cancer risk. Nevertheless, the take home message of the study is: to reduce cancer risk, people should consume antioxidants through food sources, rather than through vitamin supplements, as there is strong evidence that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer, while there is no proof that supplements can do so.

Supplements, however, may be helpful for people with restricted dietary intakes. If one is taken, the best choice is a balanced multivitamin/mineral supplement containing no more than 100% of the "Daily Value" of most nutrients.

Also, the good news is that by consuming a wide variety of palatable fruits and vegetables, with a goal of eating at least five such servings per day, people have easy access to a natural way to help reduce their risk of developing cancer.

Dr. Kornmehl is a board certified radiation oncologist at Passaic Beth Israel Regional Medical Center, Passaic, NJ and author of the critically acclaimed consumer health book, The Best News About Radiation Therapy (M. Evans, 2004). Her website is http://www.RTSupportDoc.com.

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AFP - US scientists have scrapped plans for a large trial of a HIV vaccine due to concerns about its effectiveness, the government's medical research agency said.

Use of herbs and herbal therapies has been an integral part of the Asian life and culture from time immemorial. China, India and Japan have their distinct herbal therapies, which have been effectively used to prevent and cure many ailments and disease.

The use of herbs and herbal nutritional supplements has now been widely accepted by the western society. It is surprising and ironical that West is now embracing herbal therapies with enthusiasm while east is more inclined more towards contemporary medicine.

In this context, perhaps ganoderma is one herbal product that has held its pre-eminent importance in the pharmacopoeia of China and Japan. With increasing research and clinical trials proving its efficacy in a wide range of disease prevention and control, west has shown a keen interest in this mysterious herb.

Benefits of Ganoderma is not just as a nutritional supplement but it is a miraculous herb for its health giving properties. Ganoderma is an anti-aging natural food that actually help prevent as well as help reverse many diseases like cancer, arthritis, diabetes, obesity, cardiac problems to mention a few of the major benefits of ganoderma where clinical trials have consistently established its efficacy.

Traditionally, ganoderma grew in dense humid forests on fallen trees in the ratio of 3 to 4 trees out of maybe ten thousand. The Chinese kings sought them out and only the royalty had the access to the rare mushrooms.

With the passage of time and the highest degree of curative properties ascribed to the ganoderma by the traditional Chinese medicinal textbooks, research for growing the rare mushrooms began in earnest in China and Japan.

Cultivation of ganodrma has been attempted for centuries with least success due to the complexity of the environment and nutrient required to grow the ganoderma mushrooms.

During 1970 breakthrough was made by a noted Japanese researcher Yukio Naoi of Kyoto University in growing the ganoderma. Since then the ganoderma mushroom began to be grown in quantity and quality but not enough to meet the demand yet. Another Noteworthy contribution to growing ganoderma has been by Dr. Lim Siow Jin a well know researcher and originator of Ganotherapy. He perfected the growing of Ganoderma in a controlled environment. He is a recognized authority on this unique herb and its health giving properties.

Benefits of ganoderma as herbal and nutritional supplement

It is the best adaptogen known to man and works on the cellular level. It is not disease specific but health specific and works in balancing the body functions, removes toxins and overall retards the aging process.

Ganoderma is classified as a food supplement by most countries, so there is no dosage restriction and can be had in any quantity without side effects. It is also suitable for consumption for all ages from a newborn baby to the most invalid or aged persons with visible improvements in health.

This is also perhaps the only single herbal source, which is rich in medicinal components such as Polysaccharides, Organic Germanium, Adenosine, triterpenoids and ganoderic essence.

Ganoderma is non-toxic and non-addictive.

The Ganoderma herb does not interact with other lines of treatment. It complements the same.

Many leading universities and research institutions are working to establish the efficacy of ganoderma and its curative properties with clinical trials. The internet has made available an abundance of research papers and details of clinical trials for those interested.

However, it is difficult for the extensive commercialization of ganoderma as a prescription drug due to it being a herb and a plant source which pharmaceutical companies may not be able to patent.

Leaving out the medicinal issues, ganoderma is undoubtedly a herb that needs to be part of every persons diet as an excellent nutritional supplement and a preventive herb for the many health hazards faced by the modern society.

R.G. Srinivasan is a Managerial professional, Writer and Author. He is passionate about alternate therapies and holistic herbal medicine. Check out his site at http://venturelinks.googlepages.com for interesting articles, healthnews, buy bulk taurine and health resources.

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