In one study, the administration of a mixture of essential fatty acids to nineteen subjects with BPH showed a reduction in the amount of residual urine in the bladder. These effects seem to be due to the correction of an underlying essential fatty acid deficiency. Every year, more than 94,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer. It is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer, and is far more prevalent in the U.S. and other developed nations. Colon cancer, like most other cancers, is on the increase.
Evidence points to the high-fat, low fiber intake typical of the Western diets as the cause.
A prospective study of 90,000 middle-aged women in Boston recently confirmed the important role of meat consumption in the development of colon cancer. The risk of colon cancer in women who ate beef, pork, or lamb as a main dish every day was found to be two and a half times greater than for women who consumed those meats less than once a month. 9 High fiber foods like legumes, fruits, and vegetables, on the other hand, help speed potential carcinogens out of the system, reducing the risk of colon cancer. In a 1992 study at Harvard Medical School, men who consumed about 30 grams of fiber per day were half as likely to develop early signs of colon cancer as men who consumed only about 12 grams per day. Saturated fat and refined sugar may also raise the risk by increasing production of insulin, which, in turn, boosts tumor cell growth, while alcohol consumption may account for 15 percent of colon cancers.