CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bran, Pomegranate Juice, National Cancer Institute

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Ariel Fenster

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Topic one: introduction lesson 1: a sampling of food topics. We assume it is an apple depicted in the bible because pomegranates were unknown to men in the middle ages, but not grown in right area (pomegranates are) In the lab, the multiplication of cultured breast cancer cells is reduced when bathes in pomegranate juice. Cannot assume to have any effect on humans fact blown out of proportion for advertisement purposes portrayed as miracle. Over stepped boundaries and were penalized as such. Such claims can be made for any fruits or vegetables. Himalayas eat many dried apricots could then be portrayed as miracle fruit (contain anti-oxidant: beta-carotene), means to longevity/long life. Apricot pits and extracts then sold as products e. g. laetrile/amygdalin (pdq) used by steve mcqueen for his mesothelioma (lung cancer) no real use. National cancer institute published factual studies on such products/chemicals.