by April Zubko | Mar 3, 2012
The Pink Ribbon Diet is the result of a study that dietitian Mary Flynn performed to look at how a Plant-Based Olive Oil diet (or “PBOO,” for short) can help prevent breast cancer. According to the results of her study, the PBOO diet has better effects on...
by American Cancer Society | Feb 2, 2012
Updated guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of creating social and physical environments that support healthy behaviors. The report includes updated recommendations for individual...
by April Zubko | Dec 21, 2011
Excessive weight and obesity in particular is one of the several major risk factors for breast cancer. Good news is that unlike such breast cancer risk factors as heredity, it’s a risk factor that can be prevented. What is Obesity? The National Institute of...
by April Zubko | Dec 3, 2011
Apples are the quintessential American food, brought by colonists from Europe early in the country’s history. Apples were a key player in the American tale of Johnny Appleseed, who preceded pioneers as they traveled west, planting trees. And then of course...
by April Zubko | Oct 4, 2011
Tacos get a bad rap. Drenched in saturated-fat-laden sour cream, cheese, and beef and encased in a deep-fried nutritionally questionable shell, tacos are not usually the first thing people think of when anti-cancer foods are mentioned. (Tacos, did, however, make it...
