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The Mighty "Hot Dog"
Cancer-Causing Nutrition?
Healthier Alternatives are Now Available: Why Not Choose Them?
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Also refer to: Cancer-Fighting Nutrition
📰 Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, September 30, 2008
Most Cancer Patients Eating Wrong
🌭 Hot Dogs Promote Cancer
Research shows direct links between hot dog consumption and increased cancer risk in children.
💊 Vitamins Prevent Cancer
Studies demonstrate significant cancer risk reduction with proper vitamin supplementation.
Shocking Nutrition Statistics
General Population
of Americans don't eat 5 servings of fruits/vegetables daily
are meeting basic nutritional recommendations
Cancer Patients - Even Worse!
of cancer survivors meeting "5-A-Day" recommendation
are NOT meeting basic nutrition needs
of new cancer patients are malnourished
📊 Study of over 9,000 cancer survivors across 6 different cancer types
Key Finding: Even a cancer diagnosis fails to improve fruit and vegetable consumption! Better nutrition helps cancer patients live longer, yet most patients remain unaware of this critical connection.
Prevention Starts Before Birth
A comprehensive review of 45 years of research on prenatal vitamin supplementation shows remarkable cancer prevention benefits:
Reduction in pediatric brain tumors
Lower children's leukemia risk
Neuroblastoma risk cut in half
"Maternal ingestion of prenatal multivitamins is associated with decreased risk for pediatric brain tumors, neuroblastoma, and leukemia."
- 45-year research review
The Hot Dog Problem
🇺🇸 American Hot Dog Consumption
hot dogs eaten annually
consumed on July 4th alone
during "Hot Dog Season"
consumption rate in summer
📏 July 4th consumption: Enough hot dogs to stretch from D.C. to L.A. over 5 times!
🚨 Alarming Cancer Risk Data
Brain Tumor Risk
Children eating hot dogs once a week double their brain tumor risk
Leukemia Risk
Kids eating 12+ hot dogs monthly have nearly 10 times the leukemia risk
✅ Good News: Hot-dog-eating children taking supplemental vitamins showed reduced cancer risk!
Research Note: This groundbreaking research was conducted over 14 years ago, yet remarkably little has been said in the news media. As Howard Straus of the Gerson Institute notes: "When children die from small toy parts, toys are instantly recalled. When the connection between hot dogs, ham and lunch meat is documented numerous times, silence."
What Are Hot Dog Eaters Exposed To?
Chemical Additives in "Cured" Meats
🧪 Sodium Nitrite
- • Color preservative - maintains pink/red color
- • Anti-bacterial agent - prevents spoilage
- • Cancer promoter - long suspected of promoting cancer
- • Forms nitrosamines - harmful compounds when heated
📺 Educational Resources
A controversial television commercial spotlights the risks to children. Educational materials available.
✅ Healthier Alternatives
Nitrite-Free Hot Dogs
Now available - read ingredients carefully
Natural Hot Dogs
Made without chemical preservatives
Also refer to information about processed meats
Vitamin Protection Strategy
🍊 Vitamin C: The Protector
The good news is that vitamins such as vitamin C help counteract harmful byproducts (nitrosamines) of heating and eating nitrites.
Why Nutritional Physicians Advocate: Vitamin supplements along with a no-junk-food diet for children - this combination provides both cancer prevention and treatment support.
🔬 Clinical Success: Dr. Abram Hoffer's Results
Treatment Results
- • Over 1,500 cancer patients treated
- • High-dose vitamin supportive therapy
- • Dramatic longevity improvements
- • No interference with conventional treatments
Survival Statistics
Half of patients still alive
💊 Vitamin supplements dramatically reduce side effects of cancer therapy without interfering with radiation or chemotherapy
The Bottom Line
People fighting cancer, or wanting to prevent it, need to eat better.
Vitamins & Nutrients
Hot Dogs & Processed Meats
Research References
📚 Key Studies & Sources
(1) Blanchard CM, et al. Cancer survivors' adherence to lifestyle behavior recommendations. J Clin Oncol. 2008 May 1;26(13):2198-204.
(2) Read JA, et al. Prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006.
(3) Goh YI, et al. Prenatal multivitamin supplementation and rates of pediatric cancers: a meta-analysis. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 May;81(5):685-91.
(4) Peters JM, et al. Processed meats and risk of childhood leukemia. Cancer Causes Control. 1994 Mar; 5(2):195-202.
(5) Sarasua S, Savitz DA. Cured and broiled meat consumption in relation to childhood cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 1994 Mar; 5(2):141-8.
Additional Resources: Orthomolecular Medicine News Service provides peer-reviewed nutritional therapy research at orthomolecular.org
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