Chris, Perhaps your assertion about selenium is
true; I’m not saying it isn’t. But why don’t you provide the
exact studies that allegedly prove your point? Instead, you say “Dr. So
and So, who is extremely famous and you should be impressed, has said such and
such which he proved in a big study.” This is not helpful, unless
you also provide references so
that those of us who are interested can read the original sources. If Japanese women have less breast cancer,
could it be that they have smaller breasts, on average, than most American
women (who are also more obese)? Could less breast tissue correlate to less
breast cancer? What other risk factors were taken into account? Did the
selenium studies compare women of the same races, sizes, ages, etc? Were they equally
pre-menopausal or post-menopausal? Or was the study/studies comparing ONLY
levels of selenium, and ignoring other possible factors? This is the type of
thing one can determine when reading the original scientific studies. Please
kindly provide such background material for those who might like to read the
details. Izzy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Behalf Of Chris Barr NEWtrition & YOU Taking the spin off from today's health news ... 3/22/04 Two different stories in today's news headlines approach
breast cancer from two different angles. One heralds a complex computer program to evaluate a
woman's individual risk of developing breast cancer. The other notes a concern that a popular breast
cancer drug is not being used as much as it should be to prevent cancer. Yet one UNheralded item covers the ground of both of
the above. This was first noted almost 30 years ago. It has been noted that the higher the level of the
mineral element selenium there is in the blood then the less likely a woman is
to develop breast cancer. There are known levels of selenium in the blood for
which there is much less breast cancer that occurs. These levels can
be tested for and supplementary selenium provided in order to increase selenium
levels to desired levels. The maximum level of selenium to be used according
to common protocols is 200 micrograms daily. Yet 200 micrograms daily is
indicated as a minimum level according to Dr. Gerhard Schrauzer, professor
emeritus of chemistry at More than 500 micrograms daily is commonly consumed
in Japanese diets. Japanese women are among those with the lowest levels
of breast cancer. Yet the Last week a government warning against tuna
consumption was issued especially for women.
Tuna is one of the highest sources for selenium. The reason given for the
warning was a concern about mercury levels in these fish. Yet selenium
also protects specifically against harmful effects of mercury. One other thing about selenium ... supplementing
with selenium only costs a fraction of the cost of the drug touted in today's
news. Checking the selenium level in the blood is one of
the most reliable means to evaluate a woman's individual risk of developing
breast cancer. Also, consumption of 200 micrograms of selenium daily is a
safe, effective and inexpensive means to prevent breast cancer. It would
cost less than a dollar a day for that level of selenium supplementation. a public health news service
from Chris Barr ... a servant of YHVH |
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