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...American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 155,000 new cases of colon cancer this year and almost 61,000 deaths from the disease, making it second only to lung cancer among fatal malignancies. Diets high in fat and low in fiber from fruits and vegetables have long been implicated in the disease. One clue: the ailment becomes more common among people as they emigrate from countries, like Japan, where meat consumption is low, to the U.S., where meat is a staple. Scientists speculate that bile acids produced by the liver to help digest fats can damage the intestine...
...kind of Golden Age of liberality and modernity: of the 56 students taking the Oxford Entrance Examinations last month, 18 were specialists in natural sciences (as against five in classics). There is even a martial-arts room in the new Olympic-standard gym -- to toughen, no doubt, the fiber of future powers on and off the Wall...
Instead of a cure-all, scientists say, betacarotene might just be a "marker"--a biologicalred herring which does little for the human body,yet always shows up in a healthy diet high invegetables and fiber...
...American health-food hit parade is a fickle thing. Not long ago, oat bran zoomed to the top of the charts because of its putative ability to lower cholesterol. It quickly fell back when it was found to work no better than other low-fiber grains. Margarine was considered a golden oldie on the basis of its zero cholesterol count until last summer, when it was discovered that one of the ingredients in the stick form could increase the risk of heart disease. Now there is a new contender on the playlist: canola...
...impatience with inflated health claims on labels is already producing a mild crackdown. Phoenix Fiber Cookies were touted as being low in fat and calories, high in fiber and useful for treating cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, diabetes and diverticulitis. Last May the munchables were whisked off supermarket shelves by their manufacturer when the FDA judged the claims to be false. Just last month, the agency warned six food companies, including Health Valley Foods, Select Origin and Ralston Purina, to remove cholesterol-reducing claims from a variety of packaged foods, ranging from Oat Chex cereal to Rice Bran...