A low carbohydrate, high protein diet slows tumor growth and prevents cancer initiation

 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21673053/

” Strikingly, in a genetically engineered mouse model of HER-2/neu-induced mammary cancer, tumor penetrance in mice on a Western diet was nearly 50% by the age of 1 year whereas no tumors were detected in mice on the low CHO diet. This difference was associated with weight gains in mice on the Western diet not observed in mice on the low CHO diet.”

” Taken together, our findings offer a compelling preclinical illustration of the ability of a low CHO diet in not only restricting weight gain but also cancer development and progression”

Ho VW, Leung K, Hsu A, Luk B, Lai J, Shen SY, Minchinton AI, Waterhouse D, Bally MB, Lin W, Nelson BH, Sly LM, Krystal G. A low carbohydrate, high protein diet slows tumor growth and prevents cancer initiation. Cancer Res. 2011 Jul 1;71(13):4484-93. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-3973. Epub 2011 Jun 14. PMID: 21673053.

The Power of Protein at Breakfast for School-­Aged Children

https://www.uaex.edu/publications/PDF/FSFCS86.pdf

Easy Ways to Add More Protein
to Breakfast
It is easy to incorporate more protein into
children’s breakfasts. Here are a couple of ideas for
including more high­quality protein in breakfast:

• Eggs: Make a breakfast burrito or a breakfast
  sandwich with scrambled eggs for a portable
  breakfast. Eggs can also be served with toast
  or prepared in an omelet with low­fat cheese
  and vegetables. 
• Dairy: Adding Greek yogurt to fruit smoothies is
  a way to add 10­15 grams of protein to a child’s
  breakfast. Eating low­fat regular or Greek
  yogurt by itself or mixed with cereal and fruit is
  another way to add protein to breakfast.
• Breakfast meats: Add lean breakfast meats
  such as turkey bacon, turkey sausage or
  Canadian bacon to breakfast.

Red meats: Time for a paradigm shift in dietary advice

Red meats: Time for a paradigm shift in dietary advice

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309174014001922

Highlights

• Dietary advice to limit red meat is unnecessarily restrictive and may have unintended health consequences.
• Overzealous focus on limiting red meat may have distracted from effective nutrition strategies to address chronic diseases.
• With increasing intakes of highly processed foods it is important to reconsider nutrition priorities.

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Abstract

Recent evidence suggests dietary advice to limit red meat is unnecessarily restrictive and may have unintended health consequences. As nutrient-rich high quality protein foods, red meats can play an important role in helping people meet their essential nutrient needs. Yet dietary advice to limit red meat remains standard in many developed countries, even though red meat intakes appear to be within current guidelines. Meanwhile, energy intakes from processed foods have increased dramatically at the expense of nutrient-rich foods, such as red meat. Research suggests these food trends are associated with the growing burden of obesity and associated diseases in recent decades. It is time for dietary advice that emphasizes the value of unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy balanced diet.

Trans-11 18:1 Vaccenic Acid (TVA) Has a Direct Anti-Carcinogenic Effect on MCF-7 Human Mammary Adenocarcinoma Cells

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3942722/


Abstract

Trans vaccenic acid (TVA; trans-11 18:1) is a positional and geometric isomer of oleic acid and it is the predominant trans isomer found in ruminant fats. TVA can be converted intocis-9, trans-11 conjugated linoleic acid (c9, t11-CLA), a CLA isomer that has many beneficial effects, by stearoyl CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) in the mammary gland. The health benefits associated with CLA are well documented, but it is unclear whether trans fatty acids (TFAs) from ruminant products have healthy effects. Therefore, the effects of TVA on the proliferation of MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells and MCF-10A human breast epithelial cells were investigated in the present study. Results showed that TVA inhibited the proliferation of MCF-7 cells but not MCF-10A cells by down-regulating the expression of Bcl-2 as well as procaspase-9. In addition, the suppressive effect of TVA was confirmed in SCD1-depleted MCF-7 cells. Our results suggested that TVA exerts a direct anti-carcinogenic effect on MCF-7 cells. These findings provided a better understanding of the research on the anti-carcinogenic effects of TVA and this may facilitate the manufacture of TVA/c9, t11-CLA fortified ruminant products.

Infections, Inflammation, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Infections, Inflammation, and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease