Diet and Fighting Bladder Cancer by Maurice P. Zeegers

Author:Maurice P. Zeegers
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780128146781
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: 2019-11-28T13:26:14+00:00

- Mix a few tablespoons of tomato cubes or puree into the rice (Fig. 4.4).

Figure 4.4 Spanakorizo.

4.3. Not-so-healthy dietary patterns: the Western diet

The Western pattern diet (abbreviated as WPD), or standard American diet, is a modern dietary pattern that is made up of (processed) food that is loaded with saturated fats and refined sugars and contains little fiber and only a few healthy fats (like omega-3 fatty acids). It is a consequence of the Neolithic revolution and Industrial revolutions, which introduced staple foods and new methods of food processing, including the addition of cereals, refined sugars, and refined vegetable oils. The WPD usually contains a high intake of red meat, processed meat, prepackaged foods, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, eggs, refined grains, potatoes, corn (and high-fructose corn syrup), and high-sugar drinks, accompanied with a low intake of fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, and whole grains.

The introduction of this diet has been linked to the dramatically increasing incidence of chronic diseases unique to civilized Western culture. Inhabitants of traditional cultures that maintain their time-honored diets tend to be relatively free of these Western diseases, and develop them only after adopting a diet that is more Westernized. In 2005, a very comprehensive review, based on 172 different articles and studies on ancestral diets, the evolution of the Western diet, and Western diseases, which were published between 1967 and 2004, concluded that the modern Western diet is directly linked to diseases of civilization such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and high cholesterol, as well as to certain cancers. 97 Ever since, many more researchers have found evidence that confirms the relationship between the WPD and many different diseases.

We are only aware of one study that focused on the relationship between the Western diet and the risk of bladder cancer. This study showed that people who follow the Western diet have a 70% higher risk of developing bladder cancer. 96 The WPD diet is thus not recommended in our fight against bladder cancer.

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