John Robbins
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 Independent analyses found that very small areas of land were required to generate sufficient vitamin A, and that the greater variety of vegetables and fruits people ate, the better their intake of vitamin A and other vitamins.6 Health benefits to the poor from programs like this are enormous.
Advocates of genetic engineering imply that if we don't get over our queasiness about eating genetically modified food, kids in the Third World will go blind. But on March 4, 2001, both the New York Times Magazine and the St. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 You should make the effort to get:
• More vegetables and fruits, less fat and red meat.
• Greater variety in your diet, less monotony.
• More cereals and whole grains, less processed sugar.
• More natural food colors, fewer artificial colors.
• More herbal spices, fewer artificial flavorings.
• More natural, whole foods, fewer processed foods.
• More estrogen-like chemicals from plants (phytoestrogens), fewer synthetic hormones.
• More fruit and vegetable juices, fewer alcoholic beverages.
• More fresh air, less smoke- and pollution-filled air.
• More tranquillity, less stress. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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 Fruits are low in chromium. So are most refined foods. Brewer's yeast is a good source of chromium. Chromium-enriched yeast, which has a higher chromium content than brewer's yeast, is now being produced. GTF chromium (found in brewer's yeast and the specially prepared yeast described previously) is far better absorbed by the body than other forms studied. Less than 1 percent of chromium in the form of chromium trichloride is absorbed, whereas 10 to 25 percent of the chromium in the form of GTF is absorbed. About 10 percent of the chromium in brewer's yeast is in the form of GTF. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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| Vegetables rich in glutathione include asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes and purslane. fruits with healthy amounts include avocados, grapefruit, oranges, peaches and watermelon.
V Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Rosemary was known in antiquity as the herb of remembrance. I find that quite fitting, since rosemary has antioxidants that help prevent aging in cells, and the aging process is certainly associated with memory loss. |
Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D.
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 In some cases they must sell the budding firm to one of these companies in order to get even a small share in the fruits of then own discoveries. Why do this? Because FDA regulations are so constructed that only big drug company executives have the requisite skills and connections to work their way through the regulatory maze. "Approval from the FDA can mean the difference between profits and bankruptcy," says the Times ("Staying Alive in Biotech," November 6, 1988).
Given this Byzantine environment, it is amazing how far Burzynski has gotten with sheer persistence. |
| According to a National Cancer Institute publication:
A large-scale study of lung cancer among white men in New Jersey showed a protective effect of vegetables and fruits, especially those high in beta-carotene. In Louisiana, a study of lung cancer showed fruit intake to be protective, while a small study of mesothelioma suggested that vegetable and carotenoid intake lowers the risk (NCI, 1988). |
| Following what it calls a "common sense approach," the ACS began advocating the following measures: (1) avoid obesity; (2) cut down on total fat intake; (3) eat more high-fiber foods such as whole grain cereals, fruits and vegetables; (4) include foods rich in vitamins A and C in your daily diet; (5) include cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, kohlrabi and cauliflower) in your diet; (6) eat moderately of salt-cured, smoked and nitrite-cured foods; and (7) keep alcohol consumption moderate, if you do drink (ACS, 1988). |
| Canned fruits.
All canned juices and juices with artificial coloring and sweetening. rafi
Meat Lean, grilled, broiled, roasted, or baked beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, and veal. Internal organs: only heart and extra-fresh calf liver permitted.
Milk Yogurt, buttermilk, and nonfat milk allowed in limited quantities.
Nuts All types of fresh raw nuts (except peanuts), almonds, 6 to 10 a day.
Potatoes Baked, boiled, and mashed. Potato salad seasoned with salad dressing substitute. |
National Women's Health Network
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 The ratio in milk and eggs is much better than meat products but not as good as fruits and vegetables.54
Carbonated beverages are another villain in the American diet. These drinks are a major contributor to the poor calcium to phosphorous ratio consumption in the United States. Carbonated beverage consumption in the United States is about 40 gallons per person per year. A single canned soft drink yields 26 to 76 mg of phosphorus. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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| Bananas
Pineapple
Blueberries
Ground cinnamon
Ground cloves
Ground ginger
Honey (optional)
Cut up the bananas and pineapple; the amount and proportions will vary depending on how many people you're serving and which fruits you like best. Place them in a serving bowl and add the blueberries. Season to taste with the cinnamon, cloves and ginger (try to be generous) and sweeten with the honey (if using).
If you like, you can also make a between-meal anti-ulcer drink by blending blueberry juice, pineapple juice, a banana and the spices listed above. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Eat lots of fruits and vegetables that are packed with bioflavonoids that can strengthen blood vessels.
Be sure to get enough exercise daily. A lack of exercise will promote both varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
Earl's Rx
Ginkgo biloba: One 60 mg. tablet or capsule three times daily.
Butcher's broom: One 470 mg. capsule up to three times daily.
Gotu kola: One 500 mg. capsule twice daily.
Rutin: One 500 mg. capsule twice daily.
Vitamin E: Take 400 IU (dry form) three times daily.
Vertigo
Up to 10 percent of all visits to doctors are due to dizziness. |
Sandra Steingraber
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 In discussions about pesticide residues, fruits and vegetables often dominate. Perhaps this is because, no matter how remote our relationship to farming, we can hold a peach, a cucumber, or a cluster of grapes and can easily picture the spray gun, the nozzle, the crop duster. |
Marion Nestle
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 As discussed in Chapter 5, the annual budget for the educational component of the National Cancer Institute's 5 A Day partnership with industry (to promote consumption of five servings of fruits and vegetables each day) is less than the amount spent to advertise a single candy bar or soft drink—and by a factor of 50 to 100. |
| Yet critics even have challenged the value of such basic advice as avoiding overweight and eating more fruits and vegetables. Alliances of nutrition societies, federal agencies, and food industry groups have added to the confusion by adopting as a fundamental premise of their partnership that no specific foods or food groups should be categorized as good or bad— thereby contradicting the Pyramid's explicit food-group hierarchies.
Table 8 lists issues raised by critics of the Pyramid, by category. |
Ruth Winter
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 Used in peeling solution for fruits and vegetables. A strong irritant. PELARGONIC ALDEHYDE • See Pelargonic Acid PELARGONYL VANILLYLAMIDE • See Pelargonic Acid. PENDARE • Couma macrocarpa barb. Couma utilis. A flavoring from tropical South American trees. See Coumarin.
PENDIMETHALIN • Prowl. Stomp. An herbicide. FDA tolerance is 0.1 ppm as a residue in or on corn fodder or forage, grain, potatoes, sorghum, soybeans, or sunflower seeds.
PENICILLINASE FROM BACILLUS SUBTILIS • An enzyme from a mold used in processing.
PENICILLINS • Amoxicillin. Ampicillin. Azlocillin. Bacampicillin. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| Other Supplements
Quercetin—Quercetin is a member of the bioflavonoid family, compounds found in fruits and vegetables, giving them their distinctive colors. There are more than one thousand different types of bioflavonoids, and scientists are just beginning to unravel their unique and remarkable properties. Studies have shown that quercetin is both an antihistamine, which can block allergic reactions, as well as an anti-inflammatory, which will prevent the breathing passages from becoming irritated. |
| Pectin, a form of soluble fiber found in fruits and vegetables, can also help to reduce diarrhea by absorbing water and important minerals in the bowel. Foods rich in pectin include apples, carrots, rice, and bananas; it is also available in capsules.
Blueberries are an excellent food to eat when you have diarrhea. They are not only rich in pectin, but contain compounds called anthocyanosides, which have a mild antibiotic action that can help to knock out the infection that may be causing the problem. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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| Fruits and green vegetables contain moderate amounts, content depending upon the soil in which the crops were grown. The more alkaline the soil the less manganese there will be in the food. Manganese is concentrated in the bran of grains, which is removed during processing. Organ meats, shellfish and milk are additional good sources of this element. The most common supplementary forms of manganese are manganese sulfate and manganese gluconate. They both deliver about the same amount of manganese to the body; the sulfate is usually less expensive. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| More than five hundred compounds that give fruits and vegetables their color. At one time, bioflavonoids were considered to be little more than food dye, but today many of these compounds are being investigated for their anticancer and disease-fighting properties. Bioflavonoids have been used by natural healers for years to treat asthma and allergy; some asthma medications are based on synthetic versions of these compounds. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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| Foods poor in fluoride include fruits, cereals, milk and other dairy products.
Sodium fluoride tablets are available but require prescription by a doctor or dentist. Likewise, fluoride is available by prescription as a 0.4 percent stannous fluoride gel which is useful for the treatment of sensitive teeth and gums. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| One of the reports to come out of The Framingham Study, which followed 832 men age forty-five through sixty-five years for three years Suggests that the daily intake of fruits and vegetables may protect Against development of stroke in men.
Vitamin A—Evidence that vitamin A may relieve the neurological damage in stroke patients comes from a study in Belgium. Doctors in Brussels measured serum levels of vitamins A and E in eighty people who suffered from middle-cerebral-artery ischemia. |
Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council
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 However, if it is decided that changes have to be instigated, we should consider reducing exposure of the population to total dietary fat and increasing exposure to protective substances such as those found in fruits and vegetables, while ensuring the maintenance of an ideal body weight for height and well-balanced but varied nutrition.
CONTRIBUTION OF DIET TO OVERALL RISK OF CANCER
Higginson and Muir (1979) estimated the proportion of cancers related to various aspects of the environment. |
| Similar studies in China have implicated low intakes of trace elements (particularly molybdenum), animal products, fat, fruits, vegetables, calcium, and riboflavin; high intakes of pickles, pickled vegetables, and moldy foods containing N-nitroso compounds (possibly produced by the fungal contaminants); and consumption of foods at very high temperatures (Coordinating Group for Research on Etiology of Esophageal Cancer in North China, 1975; Yang, 1980). In Japan, Segi (1975) found a direct association between mortality from esophageal cancer and the intake of tea-cooked rice gruel. |
Stephen Fried
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 The pricing came to us packaged as 'the fruits of our research,' " she recalled. "It came to us packaged by scientists we respect. I thought, 'Why should these people be selling snake oil?' Well, you know, I guess I just wasn't cynical and mistrustful enough. I was not wise enough. I was getting called daily by families with great recovery stories, and it was an emotionally charged environment." Flynn finally turned on Sandoz. "We tried to work with the company to help people who couldn't afford the drug," she recalled, "and it was clear they were unresponsive. |
| In mid-January 1995 I was presented with the fruits of her labor as a thirty-seventh birthday present: a collection of forty-five poems and sonnets, many of which, I was elated to see, had been written since her drug reaction. She had printed out a special copy of the manuscript for me on lovely marbled paper and put it in a portfolio bound with a blue silk ribbon.
The one thing I had appreciated about my many months spent piecing together the Omniflox saga and following David Kessler's exploits was that none of it directly involved Floxin or Ortho. |
John Robbins
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| The calcium in many other foods, like most fruits, vegetables and legumes, is poorly absorbed by the human digestive system. That is, it's not 'bio-available.'"11
This sounds convincing. But is it true that calcium is better absorbed from milk than from vegetables?
What we know
Calcium absorption rates12 (according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition):
Brussels sprouts Mustard greens Broccoli Turnip greens Kale
Cow's milk
63.8 percent 57.8 percent 52.6 percent 51. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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| It is critical that the diet be rich in whole natural foods, especially raw fruits and vegetables, because they are a rich source of nutrients critical to joint health, including vitamin C, carotenes, and flavonoids.
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may want to eliminate foods from the nightshade family such as potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant, which are thought to aggravate the condition in some but not all people. Some people find that eliminating all dairy products can also help to relieve symptoms. Smokers take note: Tobacco is a member of the nightshade family! |
G. Edward Griffin
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 Another group that, because of religious doctrine, eats very little meat and, thus, a greater quantity of grains, vegetables, and fruits which contain B17, is the Mormon population. In Utah, which is seventy-three percent Mormon, the cancer rate is twenty-five percent below the national average. In Utah county, which includes the city of Provo and is ninety percent Mormon, the cancer rate is below the national average by twenty-eight percent for women and thirty-five percent for men.
In the summer of 1940, the Netherlands became occupied by the military forces of Nazi Germany. |
David Heber, M.D., Ph.D.
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 The DNA Code and the Color Code for fruits and Vegetables
Our DNA code was set down fifty thousand years ago, and so could not anticipate our diet of burgers, fries, chips, and pizza. It is the imbalance between our modern diet and the DNA laid down all those years ago that accounts for all of our major common diseases.
The beige/white diet commonly results in eating too many calories, so that half of all Americans are overweight. This is the grain of truth in the diet philosophy that maintains that carbohydrates cause obesity. |
Kenny Ausubel
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 Recent tests of twenty-seven kinds of domestically grown foods in the United States cited seven fruits and vegetables—apples, grapes, green beans, peaches, pears, spinach, and winter squash—as having toxicity at hundreds of times the other foods analyzed.15 By age five, most children eat foods containing half a lifetime's limit of known carcinogens. |
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