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Wondering what to get dear old dad this Father's Day, June 19th? Give him a fruit and veggie basket and you may be decreasing his risk of pancreatic cancer.
According to University of Montreal researchers, men with the highest fruit and vegetable intakes are about half as likely to develop pancreatic cancer as those with the lowest intakes. In particular, the tomato compound lycopene (also highly concentrated in watermelon, guava and pink grapefruit) conferred protective benefits. Women's pancreatic cancer risk also declined relative to lycopene levels, but less significantly (9% lower risk compared to men's 31% risk reduction).
While pancreatic cancer accounts for just 2% Continue...
With Father's Day (June 18th) and Men's Health Week (12th – 18th) around the corner, what better way to dote on dear old dad than to help him lower his prostate cancer risk with foods rich in lycopene?
Until now, tomatoes have hogged most of the lycopene limelight, despite the findings about other sources (such as Continue...
With Father's Day around the corner, new research gives us one more reason to appreciate Dad: His parenting style has great potential to impact his children's weight. A recent Australian study involving nearly 5,000 4- and 5-year-olds found that laissez-faire fathers were more likely to have obese children when compared to fathers with a more structured approach to parenting. Surprisingly, no such association was found on the mothers' side, though other studies suggest parents with low concern over th Continue...