Daily ArchiveSaturday, December 15th, 2007
CiglessBot 15 Dec 2007 05:27 pm
Alabama Ranks 49th Nationally in Funding Tobacco Prevention
You’ve heard all the warnings and scientific data, even seen disclaimers on the side of the box.
Many times, however, it doesn’t stop your child from picking up a cigarette. 11,100 of Alabama’s kids start smoking each year, and 24.4% of high school students in the state smoke regularly. t’s an early start to a deadly habit.
“80 to 90% percent of smoking adults started before the age of 18. There’s good data that if you can keep young people from ever beginning to smoke, they never will smoke,” said Dr. Don Williamson, Alabama’s State Health Officer.
Prevention, however, is hard to accomplish. According to a new study from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Alabama ranks 49th when it comes to funding tobacco prevention programs, spending only 2.9% CDC’s minimum recommendations.
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CiglessBot 15 Dec 2007 05:05 pm
Red Meat, a Rich and Varied Source of Cancer
Joggers–put down the hog head cheese. A new study of half a million people from the National Cancer Institute finds that red and processed meat not only promotes colon cancer–which everyone knew–but esophagus, liver, lung and pancreas cancer!
Grilled meat, the study found, is especially bad because it produces *heterocyclic amines –linked to breast, colon, stomach and prostate cancers–and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, another class of carcinogens formed from dripping fat.
Much to the chagrin of cattlemen, in the last two decades red meat has gone from good-for-you to do-it-if-you-feel lucky. Not as kamikaze as smoking or eating a Lake Michigan fish but getting there.
In fact the all American meal of roast beef swimming in a moat of gravy and mashed potatoes, rolls, butter and pie for dessert is now regarded as a coronary waiting to happen.
And that’s before we get to the all American breakfast of sausage and bacon.
No, for anyone who wants to live past 40 today the four food groups are no longer cholesterol, salt, calories and fat. There’s a new sheriff in town and he’s called fiber.
It’s got to be rough on the Department of Agriculture these days–promoting beef and the beef industry while safeguarding the population whose health it destroys.
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CiglessBot 15 Dec 2007 10:23 am
Whoop Whoop Whoopi!
You are thinking that maybe it is time to stop? You go girl!!!