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Nutrition Factors

The Good, The Bad & the Ugly

I want to thank the Canadian Colorectal Cancer Association for the following information. This information is evidence-based prepared by their biological researchers. Please be aware of these factors and please contact them if you have any questions regarding Colorectal Cancer or contact me as I have now completed their Cancer Coach training and I have been instructed in answering questions in regards to Colon Cancer.

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Summary of Risk & Preventative Factors for Colorectal Cancer

Nutrient/Dietary Factor/Agent

Preventative

or Causative Agent

Evidence-Based Reference

1. Alcohol

2. Apple Pectin (Apples)

3. BBQ Food/Cooking @ High Temp

4. Black Raspberries

5. Caffeine

6. Calcium (Dairy Products, Cereals,

Sardines, Salmon, Spinach)

7. Coenzyme Q10** (Sardines, Mackerel,

Eggs, Beef-liver and heart, Lamb,

Pork, Broccoli, Whole Grains)

8. Exercise (min 3x/week)

9. Fats (Saturated - solid @room temp)

10. Fiber (insoluble preferred over soluble)

11. Fish (White) (Halibut, Mackerel)

12. Flax

13. Folic Acid/Folate (Fortified Cereals,

Spinach, Green Beans,

Asparagus, Peas, Broccoli,

Avocado, OJ, Tomato Juice)

14. Fruits/Vegetables

15. Ginseng (Tea or tablets)

16. Grape Seed Extract** (Grape Seeds)

17. Green Tea

18. Lycopene** (Tomatoes, Watermelon,

Guava, Pink Grapefruit)

19. Licorice

20. Magnesium (Pumpkin/Squash, Nuts,

Bran, Halibut, Spinach, Almonds

21. Marinating Meat (Marinades)

(prevents meat from burning)

22. Maslinic Acid from Olive Pomace

23. Meat (Red) & Processed Meat

(Beef, Lamb, Veal, Goat,

Rabbit, Pork, Sausage, Deli

Meats)

24. Metabolic Syndrome

(High Blood Pressure plus

High Cholesterol plus

Diabetes)

25. Obesity

26. Olive Oil

27. Omega 3 Fatty Acids (Unsaturated -

Salmon, Halibut, Mackerel,

Tuna Fish)

28. Quercetin (Apple Peel, Onions, Green

Tea, Black Tea, Green Leafy

Vegetables, Beans)

29. Resveratrol** (Red Wine, Red Grape

Skins)

30. Selenium (Nuts, Tuna Fish, Whole

Grains, Chicken)

31. Smoking

32. Soy (Soybeans, Soymilk, Tofu)

33. Sugar

34. Trans Fatty Acids (Trans Fats -

Cookies, Doughnuts, Potato

Chips, Margarine, Animal Fat)

35. Vitamin C** (Citrus Fruits, Broccoli,

Bell Peppers, Cauliflower)

36. Vitamin D** (Sun, Cod Liver Oil,

Salmon, Mackerel, Tuna,

Sardines)

37. Vitamin E** (Nuts, Green Leafy

Vegetables, Fortified Cereals)

38. Water

39. Whole Grains & Legumes (Whole

Grain Breads, Pumpernickel,

Rye, Whole Wheat,

(Bongaerts, Inter J of Canc, Sept 2/08)

(Waldecker, Nutrition, Jan. 11/09)

(Smith, J Food Science, Aug. 3/08)

(Liao, Canc Prev Research, Mar 9/09)

(Annals Int Med, Jul 29/08 (United Kingdom Tea Council) (Apr 13/09)

(Dai, Vanderbil Univ. Nov. 16/08) Sasuzuki, Amer J of Clin Nutr., Dec. 12/08) (Park Arch Inter Med, Feb. 23/09)

(Sakano, Assian Pac J Canc Prev, 2006) (Faloon, Life Extension, 2006)

(Wolin, Brit J of Canc, Feb. 11/09)

(Cheng, Purdue Univ, Feb. 28/09)

(Ganapathy, Cancer Research, Apr.7/09)

(Jedrychowski, Ann Nutr met, Feb.2/09)

(Dwivedi, S. Dakota State Univ.,Apr 5/09)

(Wolpin, J Clin Oncol, Aug 08/08)

(Ready, Amer J of Epidem, Aug 14/08) (Nomura, Amer J of Clin Nutr, Sep. 16/08) (Wu, J of Nutrit, Feb.23/09)

(Yan, Amer J of Chinese Med, Feb 5/09)

Kaur, Nutr & Canc, Nov22/08

(Shimizu, Canc Epid Biomarkers Prev, Nov 1/08)

(China Med Univ Dep of Nutrit,Aug 24/08)

(Zhang, J of Clin Investigation, Mar 23/09)

(Folsom, Am J of Epid, Feb 25/09)

(Smith, J of Food Science, Aug 3/08)

(Reyes-Zunta, Cancer, Dec.27/08)

(Cotterchio, Canc Epid Biom Prev, Nov7/08)(Sinha, NIH's National Cancer Institute, Mar23/09)

(Garrow, Amer Col Gastr, Oct. 6/08)

(Pasche, JAMA, Nov.1/08)(Kim, BMC Gastro, Jan.15/09

(Bajand, J Food Science, Mar.18/09)

(Pot, Inter J of Canc, Sept. 24/08)

(Turner, J of Nutr, Feb 4/09)

(Isidoro, Carcinogenesis, 2007)

(Jacobs, J of National Canacer Institute, Nov.17/04)

(Anderson, Amer Col Gastro, Oct. 11/08)

(Yang, Amer J Clin Nutr, Jan29/09)

(Liu, Canc Epid Biomark & Prev, 2005)

(Vinikoor, Amer J of Epidemiology, Jul 15/08) (Mar.19/09)

(Levine, Amer Canc Soc, Aug. 6/08)

(Ng, J of Clin Onc, Aug20/08)(Wei, Canc Epid Biom Prev, No.7/08)(Ordonez, Moran, J Cell Bio, Nov 18/08)

(Nutr Cancer, Aug.28/08)

(National Cancer Institute)

(Haas, Inter J Food Sciences & Nutrit, Mar. 23/09)

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** Proven to exhibit chemotherapeutic properties