For Smarter Nutrition (08)

Rectal and Colorectal Cancer: Nutrition as a Defense
This website discusses what the colon does, and how it removes water and minerals from waste food materials. It discusses keeping a journal to monitor your colon if you have colon cancer, or colorectal cancer, and also discusses weight loss caused by chemotherapy. It also discusses foods to eat that won’t upset your stomach, such as eating the BRAT diet: bananas, rice, applesauce, tapioca. Other topics include: talking to your doctor about supplements, experiencing gas, foods that affect your colon, and more.

Calcium Questions And Answers from About.com
How does getting enough calcium in your diet or taking calcium supplements prevent osteoporosis? Do you need to get more calcium in your diet? How do you add more calcium to your diet? Are calcium supplements the answer, and if so, which one is best for you? Should you take calcium and iron separately? Answers to all of your calcium-related questions can be found here on About.com’s Nutrition hub. You’ll find out all you need to know to make sure you’re getting enough calcium and taking it the right way. More information on how to get calcium in your diet, which calcium-rich foods to eat and calcium absorption interferences.

Osteoporosis: Preventing It with Your Diet
According to the UK National Osteoporosis Society, it already affects 1 in 3 women over the age of 60 and 1 in 2 over 70, and more women die from complications following hip-fractures than from major female cancers, the site says. The main reason for this problem in men and women is that people are not getting enough calcium. In women, estrogen influences the rate at which calcium is absorbed in the body. The site suggests eating magnesium, Vitamin A and Vitamin D, which will help absorb calcium. Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C are also necessary, the site says.

Are Calcium Supplements the Key to Preventing Polyp Recurrence?
This is an article about the 1999 study by researchers that taking calcium supplements can reduce polyp recurrence. Dr. John A. Baron, professor of medicine and of community and family medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, says here that adenomas or polyps may develop into colorectal cancer. Less than one year into the study, we saw positive results from calcium - fewer adenomas and so, less potential for cancer. The effects of taking calcium supplements and eating calcium rich foods was evident here, and the focus of future studies since then.

Keeping Soil Clean for Optimal Organics
This site exists to keep sustainable, organic farming on the rise to increase human health. The United Kingdom-based group’s site features information about stopping contamination of organic foods, a consumer guide so you can find organic foods and know what’s in them, a library about soil-related topics, and updates on various festivals to promote healthy food. The ‘Why Organic’ site gives the basics about what organic food is, and why so many people are flocking to it.