Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine See book keywords and concepts | Kedar N. Prasad, Ph.D., director of the Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver and author of Vitamins in Cancer Prevention and Treatment. Supplements can also strengthen your body's immune system so that it can destroy newly formed cancer cells before they multiply, Dr. Prasad says. He suggests taking 15 milligrams of beta-carotene once a day, 2,500 IU of vitamin A twice a day, 500 milligrams of vitamin C twice a day, 200 milligrams (or 134 IU) of vitamin E twice a day and 50 micrograms of selenium twice a day.
Trim the fat. | Francois Couplan, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | But since the original ones found in brown sugar, concentrated in the mo asses, have been eliminated, the body itself must provide for the lack of vi-tan ins and minerals when ingesting white sugar. This process depletes the boc y's reserves, and if repeated often, it will eventually create a nutritional im-bal mce. | Earl Mindell See book keywords and concepts | The following table is a handy guide to refer to:
WHAT'S WHAT DM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Metric Measure
1 kilogram equals 1,000 grams
1 gram equals 1,000 milligrams
1 milligram equals 1/1,000th part of a gram
1 microgram equals 1/1,000th part of a milligram
1 gamma equals 1 microgram
Avoirdupois Weight
16 ounces equal 1 pound 7,000 grains equal 1 pound 453.6 grams equal 1 pound 1 ounce av. equals 437.5 grains 1 ounce av. equals 28.35 grams
Conversion Factors
1 gram equals 15.4 grains
1 grain equals 0.085 grams (85 miUigrams)
1 ounce apothecary equals 31. | Francois Couplan, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | But the plant must be grown organically if one does not want to ingest a concenttated amount of the numerous chemicals used in gro ving sugar cane. n some countries, cane wine is made by fermenting cane juice. Rum is ob-tair ed by distilling the wine or molasses fermented with water. Rum is normally coli >rless, but it is commonly dyed with caramel, which is sugar that has been par ially burned. It can also be, but more rarely, naturally colored by aging it in wo< 'den barrels.
Molasses is also used in manufacturing monosodium glutamate (MSG). | John Boik See book keywords and concepts | Macronutrients are discussed in this chapter, and micronutrients and non-nutrient factors are discussed in the following two chapters.
12.1 TYPES OF DIETARY FAT
12.2 MECHANISMS BY WHICH DIETARY FATS MAY PROMOTE CANCER
12.2.1 Increased Bioavailability of Sex Hormones
12.2.2 Decreased Immune Response
12.2.3 Increased Production of PGE2
12.2.4 Enhanced Membrane Fluidity
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12.3.2 Increased Free Radical Damage
12.3.3 Increased PGE3 Production
12.3.4 Reduced Platelet Aggregation
12.3.5 Decreased Production of Angiogenic Factors
12.3.6 Decreased Cachexia
12.3.7 Other Fatty Acids
12. | Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D. See book keywords and concepts | There is also a large assortment of products referred to as "green foods" in health-foods stores. Nature's Plus makes a product called Green Lightning, which is a whole-food concentrate of young barley plants. Some are powdered to be mixed with water, others are sold in tablet form. They range in price from about $.45 a day to $.70 a day, depending on the brand.
Nutrceuticals
Nutraceuticals are any food or part of a food that provides health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. | Gary Null, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts | The topical application of 400 mg/ml of vitamin E in oil form applied to lesions for one week in patients receiving chemotherapy for oral musositis proved to be significantly effective relative to controls. The administration of alpha-tocopherol in an escalating dose schedule of 800, 1200, 1600, and 2000 IU per day for each subsequent four-week cycle until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity occurred reduced the level of major toxicities of high-dose 13-cRA in patients suffering from skin, head and neck, or lung cancer. |
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