Bill took this photo. It says love and learning to me.
See below for a sneak preview of an article from the March 15, 2012 International Journal of Cancer: “Reported behavior of eating anything at anytime and risk of colorectal cancer in women.”
Is knowledge cumulative? Does proof help?
I like science. My niece, Emily, is a scientist. She is especially called to ensuring that lay people understand science and are not swayed by faulty reports.
I especially love the Nurses Health Studies; which are “among the largest and longest running investigations of factors that influence women’s health. Started in 1976 and expanded in 1989, the information provided by the 238,000 dedicated nurse-participants has led to many new insights on health and disease.” Excellent!
For me, I’ve learned that getting in touch with my body through Quiet Time and Yoga, leads to a “knowing” from the inside out about what I really want and acting in accordance with that pure desire.
Still, maybe Science and Spirit are working together behind the scenes to teach me what creates true happiness, joy and freedom.
Reported behavior of eating anything at anytime and risk of colorectal cancer in women. Int J Cancer. 2012; 130(6):1395-400 (ISSN: 1097-0215)
Bao Y ; Nimptsch K ; Chan AT ; Ng K ; Meyerhardt JA ; Willett WC ; Giovannucci E ; Fuchs CS
Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. ying.bao@channing.harvard.edu.
Although numerous studies have assessed the effect of foods and nutrients on colorectal carcinogenesis, few studies have investigated human eating behavior in relation to risk of colorectal cancer. In our study, we assessed whether the reported behavior of eating anything at anytime influenced colorectal cancer risk and related plasma biomarkers. We prospectively followed up 55,540 women in the Nurses’ Health Study who were aged 48-73 years, had no history of cancer, ulcerative colitis or diabetes and responded to the item “I eat anything I want, anytime I want” in the 1994 questionnaire. We also analyzed blood samples for 1,994 women, which were collected in 1989-1990. During 12 years of follow-up, 552 colorectal cancer cases were documented. After adjusting for age, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, red and processed meat and other known risk factors for colorectal cancer, women who reported eating anything at anytime experienced an increased risk of colorectal cancer (relative risk = 1.28, 95% confidence interval = 1.06-1.56) compared to those who did not report this behavior. In addition, reporting eating anything at anytime was associated with higher fasting plasma levels of insulin (p = 0.04) and C-peptide (p = 0.05). In conclusion, reports of eating anything at anytime are associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in this large prospective cohort study, independent of other potential risk factors for colorectal cancer.
PreMedline Identifier:21520042
Love & Light,
Valerie