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Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Eating Vegetarian Style To Cut Down The Risk Of Cancer.


Do you know why there are fewer cases of particular types of cancer documented among vegetarians?  And do you know why eating a vegetarian diet is healthier for you? 

Researchers find that.

1.            Vegetarian diets are biologically low in saturated fat, and are high in fiber and full of cancer-protective phytochemicals help to combat cancer.

2.            Both Germany and England have studies showing that vegetarians are 40 % less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters.

3.            Studies in the U.S. of Seventh-day Adventists who are mainly lacto-ovo vegetarians show that they are less likely to contract cancer because their diet does not contain any meat products.
4.            In China women who follow a plant-based diet showed reduced rates of breast cancer. However, Japanese women who eat meat-based diets were found to be eight times more susceptible to breast cancer.
5.            Dairy Foodstuffs and meat play a significant part in many forms of cancer, such as breast, ovaries, prostate cancer.

Studies made by Harvard University show that test done for tens of thousands of women and men reveal that 

1.            Eating meat on a habitual basis increases the danger of colon cancer by 300 percent.

2.            The body’s production of estrogens is encouraged with the intake of high-fat diets; Amplified levels of this sex hormone have been connected to breast cancer.

Other Information shows that premenopausal women who ate animal fats are much more liable to contract breast cancer by one-third, in comparison to women who consumed lesser amounts of animal fat. 

Further studies made by Cambridge University Associate link diets that are elevated in saturated fat to breast cancer.  Another report linked dairy products to the increase of ovarian cancer. Stating that the breaking down of lactose (milk sugar) is clearly damaging the ovaries.

It is therefore advisable to cut down on the daily eating of meat and dairy foods as it triples the risk of prostate enlargement.  Regular consumption of milk doubles the risk and failure to incorporate vegetables in your diet triples the risk.

Blood analysis of vegetarians shows a much higher degree of killer cells that dedicate themselves to white blood cells which aggressively assault cancer cells.

So this tells us that vegetarians who steer clear of animal fats, consume a plenty of vitamins, phytochemicals and fiber help to keep them to a higher level, free of cancer. 


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Sunday, 9 September 2012

Vegetarian Recipe For The Holiday


Nut Roast With Roasted Mixed Vegetables


Serve this to your vegetarian guests in place of one of your regular meat dishes.  Even your meat eating guests will love it. 


It's the addition of artichokes and sweet potatoes that make this nut roast with roasted mixed vegetables special.


This recipe serves 4 and can be ready in 1 1/4 hours. 

Ingredients

  1. 4 tbsp olive oil
  2. 1 small onion, chopped
  3. 100g mixed white nuts, such as pine nuts, almonds, Macadamia and Brazil, ground in a processor
  4. 1 garlic clove, crushed
  5. Grated zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
  6. 50g fresh white or brown breadcrumbs
  7. 400g can artichoke hearts, drained, rinsed well and roughly chopped
  8. 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage, plus 4 extra leaves
  9. 1 egg white
  10. 800g sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
  11. 3 leeks, cut into chunks and washed
  12. 2 red onions, cut into wedges

Method

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/ fan180°C/gas 6. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for 5-6 minutes, stirring, until softened but not browned. Add the nuts, garlic, lemon zest and juice, breadcrumbs and artichokes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add the sage and egg white. Stir to mix well.
  2. 2. Tip the mixture into the center of a large sheet of baking paper and shape into a fat sausage, packing tightly. Scatter over 4 sage leaves, then wrap it tightly in the paper and put into a roasting tin. Put the prepared vegetables around the parcel and drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
  3. 3. Roast for 20 minutes, then unwrap the paper on the nut roast, so it can brown in the oven. Turn the vegetables and cook for a further 15 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 544kcals, 26g fat (4g saturated), 14.5g protein, 67.4g carbs, 19.3g sugar, 0.7g salt