Selenium Effects

Every year, 1.2 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than 500,000 people die from the disease. According to the National Cancer Institute, over 30% of these deaths can be attributed to diet. This means that the average person can greatly lower his risk of getting cancer simply by changing his diet. There is, of course, no guarantee against cancer, but the lifestyle choices that we make now can have a huge impact on our lives in the future. (http://www.aicr.org/expert1.htm)

19. Groups of people with high fruit and vegetable intakes often have low rates of cancer.

. . 30 to 40 percent of all cancers are caused by diet”(Davis and Melina 32). The consumption of meat has also been liked to Osteoporosis; “When you eat meat, your blood becomes acidic . . .In order to balance all the acidity, your bones come to the rescue by releasing some of their minerals”(Silverstone 17). “Diets”, in America revolve heavily around meat and dairy products; no wonder cancer is the second leading cause of death.

There are several reasons that someone could become diagnosed with cancer, a couple examples being smoking and their eating habits. Things like pig meat and beef using in hot dogs, bacon, burgers and so on are linked to 18 percent of deaths by cancer. It’s been proven that chemicals that are added to these meats are the reason for the link with cancer. There are 800 studies that went on from a group of 22 scientist from IARC trying to find this direct link between cancer and meat. According to Associated Press, “Based on that analysis, the IARC classified processed meat as cancer-causing, noticing links in particular to colon cancer, but also stomach cancer.”

Birt, D. F.; Pelling, J. C.; Nair, S., and Lepley, D. Diet intervention for modifying cancer risk. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1996; 395:223-34.

The article we read over the Inuit tribe in Alaska was about this group of people and how the chances of them getting cancer are so little, it almost never happens. “1 in 1000 chances” as it says in the blog. The author of the blog is arguing that the reason the Inuit tribe’s chances of getting cancer are so rare because of the vitamin B17, which is in grass, which is what caribou eat, which is what the Inuit people eat. According to the author, vitamin B17 (or Laetrile) causes cancer prevention. While I agree that the theory does make sense, I don’t necessarily agree with it due to my own amount of research. I agree that most of the facts do hold up, such as the one mentioned earlier about the “1 in 1000 chances” and the fact that the Inuit people’s diet consists of caribou, seal, salmon, bears, and others. But as a whole, I feel that it may be other factors that are contributing as to why the Inuit people’s chances of getting cancer are so low.

“As humans, we should already be eating foods that are similar to a person that has been prescribed a cancer diet” (Lee).

The Epidemiology Research Program strives at decreasing the stress of cancer by overseeing large, nationwide studies that they anticipate will increase the knowledge base of cancer related to the causation and survival as well as having an impact on cancer prevention programs (ACS, 2017a). They have a team of experts that manage everything pertaining to cancer prevention studies (ACS, 2017a). From these studies, they have published over 750 scientific articles, which have been utilized nationally as well as internationally (ACS, 2017a). They have made significant contributions to tobacco-related research, obesity, diet, activity levels, use of hormones, pollution, and other cancer related exposures (ACS, 2017a). For more than 60 years, information obtained involving the research of nearly 2.7 million men and women of the United States that were willing to be enrolled in the

According to the article “Diet and Physical Activity: What’s the Cancer Connection?” by The American Cancer Society, a poor diet and inactivity can increase your risks of getting cancer. A research shows that among all cancers diagnosed in the U.S, about 20 percent of them are related to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption, and poor nutrition. These causes can be prevented by developing a healthy lifestyle. Managing your weight and having a well-balanced diet are very beneficial for reducing cancer risk, even they can help with cancer survivors. When choosing a meal, beware of the portion size and try to limit the intake of food high in calories, fat, and added sugar. In addition, processed meat, red meat, and refined

Many other studies are also showing a link between a diet high in animal protein and cancer.

The most selenium rich foods to incorporate into your daily diet are brazil nuts, seafood such as yellowfin tuna and sardines, grass fed beef, eggs, spinach, and sunflower seeds. Selenium is not only found in foods though, it can be found in soil as well. According to Dr. Axe (2016), there have been selenium deficiencies linked to certain regions in China where the soil has been shown to have very low levels. The RDA for selenium is 55 mcg/day and the Daily Value is 70 mcg (Axe,

Patient history included: diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and smoking. Both the Selenium group and control group had similar mean averages in all categories except patient hematocrit levels. The results showed that mean difference of CIN was significant between the two groups, yielding results of 9% of CIN in the Selenium group versus 22% in the control group. Therefore, this study shows that selenium supplements may significantly reduce the risk of CIN (Sani, D. H, 2015, p229).

However, the relationship between selenium and T2DM is highly complex. Conversely, high selenium concentrations in the human body may interfere with insulin signaling, which is critical to the regulation of glucose levels and the prevention of diabetes [13, 14].Many researchers have investigated the effects of blood selenium levels on T2DM, but the conclusions are controversial. Some studies report that blood selenium is negatively associated with T2DM [15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20, 21, 22, 23], while others indicate a positive correlation [24, 25, 26, 27, 28]. Because of this complicated relationship between selenium and

Prevention of breast cancer begins with education of evidence-based preventative strategies. Modifiable risk factors such as the maintenance of a healthy weight and a diet rich in cruciferous vegetables, beta-carotene, fruits, fiber, whole grains, can lower the risk of breast cancer by 13% (Marshall, 2013). Moreover, omega-3 fatty acids, soy products, and curcumin have demonstrated some reductions in risk related to the protective pathophysiology. In addition, avoidance of alcohol can lessen the risk (Zhang, Simondsen, & Kolesar, 2012). As a result, when women practice these preventive lifestyle modifications, breast cancer can be “minimally reduced by 38%” (American Institute of Cancer Research, 2014). Additionally, the integration of a detection plan is essential to identify disease early. Beginning at age forty, a yearly mammogram can help to recognize cancer in the early development (American Institute of Cancer Research, 2014). According to the

In this generation of American society, there is a great emphasis on living a healthy lifestyle from factors such as diet and exercise. Yet today many of the products that Americans use and consume are full of cancer causing agents. In a society where there is a vast amount of research conducted and strict regulations, many daily used products are like a time bomb ready to explode. One-third of all people will develop cancer in our lifetime and one-fourth will die from this disease. Many cancers are due to preventable revelations to industrialized carcinogens and toxins in the food people eat, and household products and cosmetics people use daily.