standard American diet

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• May 22, 2012
  SAD States: Standard American Diet State-By-State Comparison

  The Standard American Diet is worsening and falls far from the CDC goals for minimal fruit and vegetable intake, with some states doing worse than others.
• March 28, 2012
  Breast Cancer Survival and Trans Fat

  Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much trans fat, found primarily in the American diet in junk food and animal products.
• March 27, 2012
  Breast Cancer Survival, Butterfat, and Chicken

  Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much saturated fat, found primarily in the American diet in cheese, chicken, and junk food.
• March 9, 2012
  DNA Protection from Broccoli

  Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.
• March 7, 2012
  Kale and the Immune System

  Comparing the immune system-boosting effect of cooked versus raw kale.
• March 6, 2012
  Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity

  How meat scientists justify their promotion of foods associated with cancer risk.
• February 29, 2012
  Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat

  The levels of nitrosamines—considered the most carcinogenic agents in cigarette smoke—were recently measured in an array of processed meats including chicken, turkey, and pork.
• February 21, 2012
  Hearts Shouldn’t Skip a Beet

  The nitrate in vegetables, which the body can turn into the vasodilator nitric oxide, may help explain the role dark green leafy vegetables play in the prevention and treatment of hypertension (high..