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Men who eat more than 2.5 eggs weekly basis 80 per cent more likely to contract pca

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Posted 9/29/2011 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
I sometime wonder how papers can be sued for libel, but then write things that effect humanity with impunity.

I haven't read this in full yet, but wanted to share it:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2043180/Prostate-cancer-Eating-just-3-eggs-week-significantly-increases-risk.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Posted 9/29/2011 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
Well, now that I have PCa, I'm enjoying my eggs. wink

All this talk of red meat, milk and eggs being a factor in PCa makes me wonder if the problem is not the food, but the growth hormones that have been pumped into them (and us) for so many years. Fish doesn't seem to have this problem... But then there is poultry, which has also been hormonized to the Nth degree by the food industry.... Hmm...

Anyway I stick with raw milk, organic, range fed meat and eggs. But then I have the luxury to live in a rural area with easy access to farms. I've picked my poison.

Nellie
Posted 9/29/2011 2:12 PM (GMT 0)

I've been trying to eat more eggs after reading an article about them actually helping reduce belly fat.

Just can't win for loosing turn

Posted 9/29/2011 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
What is good for us one week will kill us the next!
My father-in-law didn’t quite make his 90th birthday when he passed away this year but almost. He ate all the ‘bad’ things (including a couple of pints EVERY lunchtime for at least the past 40 years that I know of). Didn’t seem to do him any harm! Oh and it wasn’t prostate cancer that killed him either.
Will we be reducing our egg intake anytime soon? No chance in case they tell us to eat more of them next month.
x
Posted 9/29/2011 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
Kind of reminds me of the Joe Jackson song. "Everything gives you cancer"
Posted 9/29/2011 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Could also be related to eggs being eaten with bacon which is smoked and has nitrites. However, since I'm following the Ornish plan, I've mostly substituted eggs for egg whites (reasonably priced at Costco). I'm definitely missing whole eggs, but the whites aren't bad in a Mexican style scramble with a little turmeric for color.
Posted 9/29/2011 3:03 PM (GMT 0)
Wait! Did you read the whole article?
There was this nugget I highlighted below:

"However, the Harvard researchers said people should exercise caution after their study of more than 27,000 men over 14 years showed a link between eggs and cancer.

They also measured consumption of poultry, red meat and processed meats - but found no link between these foods and the tumours.

They decided to investigate the role of eggs in prostate cancer after an initial study last year found men with low-grade tumours were more likely to be killed by them if they had an egg-rich diet.

Their report said: 'Men who consumed 2.5 eggs or more a week had an 81 per cent increased risk of lethal prostate cancer compared to men who consumed less than half an egg a week.

'Although additional studies are needed, caution in egg intake may be warranted for adult men.'

Nearly 32,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed every year in the UK and 10,000 men die from it - the equivalent of more than one an hour.

Sarah Williams, health information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: ....it's still not clear whether there is a real effect.'

The British Egg Information Service said the research was flawed and the total number of prostate cancer deaths in the study - 199 - was too small to make firm conclusions. A spokeswoman said: 'The results suggest egg consumption was a marker for other more important lifestyle factors which influence prostate cancer risk.'
Posted 9/29/2011 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hmm, no mention of all cancers in all white mice being heriditary?
I also bet that most chickens with cancer, dont die of it.
Posted 9/29/2011 3:55 PM (GMT 0)
And I'll wager that 100% of men with prostrate cancer drink at least 1 glass of water a day! Coincidence? or Cause!
Posted 9/29/2011 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Opa N
Let's not forget the high correlation between users of this very forum and PCa. The correlation is greater than 0.83! That is more than 6x the rate of PCa in the general population.

I can see the headlines now "Users of Prostate Cancer Forum are six times more likely to develop or have PCa than non-users."
The actual transmission vector has yet to be determined but some of the factors to be considered are electromagnetic radiation from the monitor or laptop display, RFI from wireless mouse usage, lack of exercise, and periodic laughter. The study is self funded by the World GFMPH organization.

I plan to wash my keyboard and mouse, just in case it is contagious.
Posted 9/29/2011 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
 I am convinced that the Chick-Fil-A cows are behind the funding for the studies that claim red meat causes PC, so all we have to do is find out who funded this study and hates eggs. smhair
Posted 9/29/2011 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
Haha...Right under the article title reads:

"Men who ate the most eggs also more likely to have a poor diet, be overweight, smoke and take less exercise"

Maybe it's not the eggs that cause PCa after all...???

Tony
Posted 9/29/2011 6:22 PM (GMT 0)
Worried Guy: I've quit putting the laptop on my lap, and I now stand away from the microwave, since the door is at groin height, but I guess I'm a few years too late in both cases. They've done their damage.

We had bacon and eggs this morning. I don't do that frequently, but man they were good!
Posted 9/29/2011 6:38 PM (GMT 0)
These types of studies are meant to scare people. As Tonyand WG cited the article admits that there are other extenuating circumstances that may play a roll in the poor health of the individuals. Just last evening on the network news there was a blurb about "even mildly elevated blood pressure can raise the risk of stroke by 70%". My God! shocked 70%! A big number. Only one network had the candidness to say that the risk for people with normal blood pressure is only around 2% to begin with so now it is 3.4%. But that is not as catchy as 70% and will not send anyone racing to the doctor for medication they do not need.

Don

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