Cancer Part 1 - How it Relates to Dairy

Cancer has become the common disease that effects every family. The Stand Up 2 Cancer campaign brought awareness to the commonality of cancer, yet it did not address the causes. So, in Cancer Part 1, I am going to explore the relationship between dairy and cancer. This will serve as one of the reasons the Newport-Mesa Unified School District should reconsider the way Nutrition Services approach school lunches. Our children's lives are at stake!

According to the World Health Organization, up to 40 percent of all cancers are preventable, and one-third of all cancer deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to nutritional factors, according the American Cancer Society (ACS). If we take this a step further, we find that those who avoided meat, fish, and poultry had dramatically lower rates of prostate, ovarian, and colon cancer compared to meat-eaters.

If you don't believe me, believe the credible sources with intelligent people working toward a better world, such as Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Cancer Prevention Coalition, British Journal of Cancer, Journal of National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research. All of these academic journals and groups have one thing in common - they see a direct link between dairy and animal products and cancer.

If the National Dairy Council would step up and ban genetically modifying our beef and milk supplies we might have a chance to reverse this problem. Canada and the EU have banned the use of hormones, such as the insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I).

Stay tuned for Cancer Part 2 - Breast and Prostate.