Meat and fat consumption NOT associated with colon cancer

This post includes a summary of a paper published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2003; 158:59-68 and a recipe for Italian chicken.

Study title and authors:

Meat, Fat, and Their Subtypes as Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer in a Prospective Cohort of Women

Andrew Flood1 , Ellen M. Velie2, Rashmi Sinha1, Nilanjan Chaterjee1, James V. Lacey Jr.1, Catherine  Schairer1 and Arthur Schatzkin1

1 Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.

2 Department of Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

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This paper can be accessed at: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/158/1/59

The authors investigated the association of intakes of meat and fat with colon cancer in 45,496 women who completed a 62-item National Cancer Institute/Block food frequency questionnaire, and with 386,716 person-years of follow-up. 

The study found:

(a) Total meat and red meat consumption indicated no association with colon cancer.

(b) Total fat consumption indicated no association with colon cancer.

(c) None of the other types of either meat or fat showed any association with colon cancer.

To quote the author: "This study provided no evidence of an association between either meat or fat  (or any of their subtypes) and colorectal cancer incidence"

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Recipe of the day

Italian Chicken

Food Mall: Chicken Breasts

Ingredients:

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing

Instructions:
In a shallow dish, pour dressing over chicken. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator up to 3 hours. Remove from refrigerator, bake chicken in the marinade at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. You can also grill this recipe, after marinating, discard marinade, and use another 1/4 cup of dressing to brush on chicken while cooking. Cook until chicken is no longer pink inside.



Fibre associated with increasing rates of colon cancer

Published in Cancer Causes and Control Volume 6, Number 1 / January, 1995 14-23

Subsite-specific risk factors for colorectal cancer: a hospital-based case-control study in Japan
Manami Inoue, Kazuo Tajima, Kaoru Hirose, Nobuyuki Hamajima, Toshiro Takezaki, Takashi Hirai, Tomoyuki Kato and Yoshiyuki Ohno

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j66772824813054u/
 
It is established that fibre softens and loosens human feces.
 
This study suggests that soft and loose feces might be associated with colon cancer.

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Potatoes increase risk of colon cancer

This post contains a summary of a paper published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine Volume 3, Number 3 / October, 1998 146-151 and a recipe for chipotle meatballs with guacamole.

Study title and authors:

Lifestyle and colorectal cancer: A case-control study

Yuan Ping1 , Yoichi Ogushi1 , Yoshikazu Okada1 , Yasuo Haruki1 , Isao Okazaki2 and Tetsuhei Ogawa3

(1) Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Bohseidai, Isehara, 259-1193 Kanagawa, Japan

(2) Department of Community Health, Division of Community Health and Environmental Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara

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(3) The Automated Multi-phasic Health Testing and Services Center, Tokai University Hospital, Isehara

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/7061572866w257x7/

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between lifestyle and risk of colon cancer. 100 patients diagnosed with colon and rectal cancer in Tokai University Hospital were matched with 300  controls.

The study found:

(a) Smoking habits, intakes of meat and egg  were shown not to be related to colon cancer.

(b) Consumption of potato products were a predominant risk factor for colon cancer.

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Recipe of the day

Chipotle Meatballs with Guacamole
 
Meatball Ingredients:

Food Mall: Ground Turkey

◦1 lb. 94% ground turkey (any ground meat will do)

◦1/4 c almond meal
◦4 T bacon fat or butter (not melted)
◦2 eggs
◦3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
◦1 t + 2 t oregano
◦1 c chicken stock
◦15 oz. diced tomatoes
◦S & P

Guacamole Ingredients:
◦2 avocados
◦1 lemon, juiced
◦2 t chili garlic sauce
◦S & P

Method:
Preheat the oven to broil.

Place the ground turkey in a large bowl. In the large bowl of your food processor combine the eggs, almond meal, bacon fat or butter, 1 t oregano, 1 chipotle pepper and some S & P. Process until smooth and add to the turkey. Mix with your hands until combined. The mixture will be wet, don’t fret. Form the mixture into balls and place in an oven safe dish. Broil until browned, about 10 minutes.

While the meatballs are browning, add the diced tomatoes, 2 chipotle peppers, chicken stock and 2 t oregano to the same bowl of your food processor and pulse until smooth. Once the meatballs have browned, turn to oven to Bake at 450°F. Add the sauce to your oven safe dish and continue to bake until the sauce has thickened a bit, about 15 more minutes.

Now for the guacamole, place all the ingredients into the smallest bowl of your food processor. Pulse until it’s the consistency you like.



Meta-analysis of animal fat & meat consumption show NO association with colon cancer

This post includes a summary of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition March 4, 2009 and a recipe for infallible rare roast beef.

Study title and authors:

Meta-analysis of animal fat or animal protein intake and colorectal cancer1,2,3,4

Dominik D Alexander, Colleen A Cushing, Kimberly A Lowe, Bonnie Sceurman and Mark A Roberts

1 From Exponent Health Sciences, Wood Dale, IL (DDA, CAC, and MAR); Exponent Health Sciences, Washington, DC (BS); and Exponent Health Sciences, Bellevue, WA (KAL).

2 The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the National Pork Board did not contribute to the writing, analysis, or interpretation of the research findings.

3 Supported in part by the Cattlemen's Beef Board, through the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the National Pork Board.

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4 Address reprint requests and correspondence to DD Alexander, Managing Epidemiologist Exponent Inc, 185 Hansen Court, Suite 100, Wood Dale, IL 60191. E-mail: dalexander@exponent.com .

The study can be accessed at: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/ajcn.2008.26838v1

This study investigated the available evidence to find out if there is any connection between animal fat or animal protein intake and colon cancer.

Six studies were reviewed, with 1070 cases of colon cancer and 1.5 million person years of follow up.

The study found there was No association between colon cancer rates and animal fat  & animal protein consumption.

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Recipe of the day

Infallible Rare Roast Beef

Ingredients:

1 roast beef, with or without bones, ANY SIZE

Food Mall: Beef

Instructions:
In the morning, preheat oven to 375F. Put roast in and cook for 1 hour.

Turn off heat. Leave roast in oven. Do not open door.

Thirty minutes before serving, turn oven back on to 375F.

If you need the oven for something else, take it out to "rest" and cover with aluminum foil. Every slice is uniformly pink and gorgeous. The first few times you do this takes courage!