A question for you Vegetarian/Vegans Re Cancer

Fire-Starter · #1 02-18-2009, 01:23 PM

I know there are quite a few of you here on this forum so I figured this would be a good place to poll your personal/professional opinion about the weather or not certain cancers or the risk of getting it are lower in your group then those who eat meat?

I have personally read about this and what I have read seems to support that it is true to some degree, but once again I don't know too many people personally who are vegetarian, in fact the people on this board are the most that I actually know of. I don't eat much meat at all and hope to give it up all together for health reasons soon.

I dont really want to get into the other reason regarding animal abuse etc about this, I get that.

Thanks all.

RS · #2 02-18-2009, 01:47 PM

"The China Study" by T. Colin Campbell has a lot of info on various types of cancers and veg/vegan diets.

RS

iamlowsound · #3 02-18-2009, 02:06 PM

Eat sushi for all three meals and you will live to be 100.

lowsound

MatticusMania · #4 02-18-2009, 02:13 PM

Not being a vegetarian myself, I cant give you a straight answer.

Therefore I will atest that they may be less likely to get colon cancer. Completely unfounded of course.

Fire-Starter · #5 02-18-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Not being a vegetarian myself, I cant give you a straight answer.

Therefore I will atest that they may be less likely to get colon cancer. Completely unfounded of course.

This is one of the cancers that I have heard about being less likely in Vegetarians.

MatticusMania · #6 02-18-2009, 03:05 PM

Is it really? I used that as an example only because to me it made some logical sense, being that most vegetarians have a diet consisting of little to no saturated fats.

Though as I said earlier, anything I have to say regarding the issue is completely unfounded and mere speculation. Im sure Google could help you find some answers.

Joey3313 · #7 02-18-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by iamlowsound

Eat sushi for all three meals and you will live to be 100.

lowsound

Tell that to Jeremy Piven's PR person.

Fire-Starter · #8 02-18-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Is it really? I used that as an example only because to me it made some logical sense, being that most vegetarians have a diet consisting of little to no saturated fats.

Though as I said earlier, anything I have to say regarding the issue is completely unfounded and mere speculation. Im sure Google could help you find some answers.

here is one link. I am sure others can add their opinions.

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/co...lon_Cancer.asp

Happynoj · #9 02-18-2009, 06:56 PM

I am not a vegetarian. But my opinion on the whole thing is that there are so many things which we are told are going to increase or decrease our chances of getting cancer, or heart disease, or blah blah blah [insert disease/condition here], that for the most part its not worth worrying about.

We all know that smoking massively increases your chances of getting lung cancer, but does it seem to bother most smokers? Not at all. You either get cancer or you don't, and some heavy smokers get away with it, and some non-smokers get lung cancer.

At the end of the day, we are dealt a hand, and it is what we make of it that matters, not the tricks you've got to work out what everyone else is holding.

MatticusMania · #10 02-19-2009, 05:14 PM

Yeah, like dont smoke pot like me, or youre bound to contract cancer of the balls apparently...

coreyfyfe · #11 02-20-2009, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Happynoj

I am not a vegetarian. But my opinion on the whole thing is that there are so many things which we are told are going to increase or decrease our chances of getting cancer, or heart disease, or blah blah blah [insert disease/condition here], that for the most part its not worth worrying about.

Genetic predisposition plays just as much of a role as environmental factors, you could put two people in the same environment, but the way their bodies process the stimuli is going to determine what outcomes, if any, will occur.

In fact, sitting here talking on talkbass will give you cancer...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...A&refer=europe

Happynoj · #12 02-20-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by coreyfyfe

Genetic predisposition plays just as much of a role as environmental factors, you could put two people in the same environment, but the way their bodies process the stimuli is going to determine what outcomes, if any, will occur.

Good point. My family has a history of high cholesterol levels leading to heart attacks - my dad's dad died when my dad was 18/19, and my dad's brother is on cholesterol medication, and will be for the rest of his life. Luckily my dad does not have the condition, and neither do I, so I feel quite lucky.