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| Table 3.1 Prostaglandins |
| Prostaglandin |
| Role in Cancer Development |
| Type of Dietary Fat |
| Series 1 |
| Inhibits carcinogenesis by suppressing arachidonic acid cascade |
| Essential fatty acids such as those found in evening primrose oil and borage oil |
| Series 2 |
| Promotes carcinogenesis by encouraging development of arachidonic acid cascade |
| All hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fats; margarine, animal fats, all saturated and refined fats |
| Series 3 |
| Inhibits carcinogenesis by suppressing arachidonic acid cascade |
| Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils and flaxseed oil |
| thing, high-quality oils are difficult to find in most supermarkets. The commercially produced oils found on supermarket shelves are devoid of EFAs. By the time the refinement process is completed, they are also denatured, rancid, and toxic. In addition, hydrogenation, a process commonly used in nearly all processed foods, transforms EFAs into harmful trans fatty acids. Finally, our national mania with nonfat or low-fat eating has muddied the distinction between healthy and nonhealthy fats. |
| I have seen people avoid avocados, a powerhouse of EFA nutrition, and use fat-free salad dressings only to eat a bag of potato chips, loaded with harmful trans fatty acids, later in the day. We are either eating the wrong types of fats or no fat at all. The healthiest fats are found in seafood, olive oil, flaxseed oil, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and many green vegetables. |
| What About Dairy? |
| Many people blame dairy for many of our health problems. Although I do not advocate consuming large amounts of dairy, I wonder whether the problem is in the dairy product itself, or in what modern agriculture has done to the cow and the milk. We need to open our eyes and begin to ask questions about today's dairy industry. How are cows raised? What are they fed? Are they roaming freely and getting sunlight? Are they given antibiotics and growth hormones? Are they hand-milked or machine-milked? Is the milk |
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