Superfoods RX
Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
Chapter OneHow Your Diet Is Killing You
The foods you eat every day, from the fast food you mindlessly consume to the best meals you savor in a top restaurant, are doing much more than making you fat or thin. Their effects on your body are making the difference between the development of chronic disease and a vigorous extended life. They can prevent or greatly reduce your risk of vision problems, stroke, heart disease, diabetes, and a host of killers. These are not just vague promises; they are facts that are now supported by an impressive
and irrefutable body of research.
Most respectable scientists in the world today agree that at least 30 percent of all cancers are directly related to nutrition. Some would argue that the figure is as high as 70 percent.
For example, we know that the people who eat the most fruits and vegetables
are half as likely to develop cancer as those who eat the least amount of these
foods.
It's not just cancer that's nutrition related: about half of all cardiovascular disease and a significant percentage of hypertension cases can be traced to diet as well. In the Nurses' Health Study (an ... read full excerpt from: SuperFoods Rx ebook
