Plant-Based Diets Decrease Obesity Risks
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Posted On December 9, 2011
At Earthpure, we recognize the fact that obesity has become as great a cancer risk as smoking. A healthy lifestyle is important for the environment and for human health, which is why Earthpure wants to promote sustainable foods!
Children are most susceptible to suffer from obesity. Starting a plant-based diet for children at a young age is a wise choice because, as they grow, children will become more accepting of the diet, and are more likely to continue the pattern of eating plant-based foods.
The best way to eliminate cancer is to prevent it and research shows a healthy plant based diet can lower your risk for cancer. Earthpure has an array of tips and recipes on the best ways to start an organic plant-based diet to help you achieve that healthy, cancer-free lifestyle that will improve your life. Browse through the archives and educate yourself on how to start a more healthy and sustainable life.
Starting a plant-based diet does not have to be overwhelming, it's best to start by educating your self and then adding delicious plant based recipes to your normal diet. An organic plant based diet will lead to a long, happy, and healthy life. Take a step towards improving your health and let Earthpure help you get started.
Why Grow Your Own Vegetables?
Answer: Obesity is overtaking smoking as the top cancer risk in United States. Smoking has long been rated the number one cause of cancer in the United States. But according to recent reports from the American Cancer Society, obesity is now just as much of a cancer risk factor as smoking.
The American Cancer Society estimates that almost one third of the 500,000 cancer deaths a year are related to physical activity and diet and one third are tobacco related. If current trends continue (smoking rates declining and obesity rates increasing), obesity will soon overtake tobacco use as the number one preventable cause of cancer.
Recent reports show that more than sixty percent of Americans are overweight or obese. The public health implications of the obesity epidemic and its relation to cancer are wide reaching. More troubling is the obesity-cancer link and its potentially tragic implications for today’s young people. About one third of American kids are overweight or obese; three times the rate in 1963. Today’s kids are bombarded with ads for fast food and other junk food, resulting in an entire overweight generation. Unless the trend is reversed we could be facing a public health time bomb in the not too distant future.
Some scientists believe obesity has already surpassed smoking as the number one avoidable cause of cancer. The American Institute of Cancer Research estimates that 100,000 cases of cancer per year could be prevented if people maintained a healthy weight.
Excess body fat has been linked directly to at least seven cancers:
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- colorectal
- post-menopausal breast
- esophageal
- endometrial
- kidney
- pancreatic
- gall bladder
According to the American Cancer Society, the majority of cancer cases is not due to genetic inheritance or genetic cell mutation, but is lifestyle related. Their conclusion is clear: a healthy lifestyle is your best way to avoid cancer and chronic disease. And the first part of that healthy lifestyle is to eat a healthydiet; limiting your consumption of red and processed meats (which have been linked directly to cancer) and choosing two-thirds of your foods from plant-based sources such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. Yet one more reason to grow and eat your own organic vegetables.
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VegTips and by Steven Rodriguez December 8, 2011
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