NUTR 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: American Heart Association, King Mackerel, Albacore
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Fish and fish oils: recommendations: eat at least two food guide servings of fish each week, american heart association: patients w/o chd eat a variety of fish at least twice a week. Persons who choose canned albacore as main protein source 10 fgs/week. Q: what are the health risks of not consuming fish? www. dietitians. ca. Ten leading causes of death in canada 2007: Introduction: relationship between high fat breast cancer, colon cancer, others, overall mechanisms not known, difficulty in interpreting research. In separating fat intake from total kcal intake: in separating types of fatty acids, evidence remains inconclusive. Fat and cancer: what do we know? (epidemiology: dietary factors. Low fat diet (or higher but healthier) High intake of plant foods (vegetables - cruciferous, fruit citrus & berries, whole grains, legumes: lifestyle factors. Excess kcal known to increase cancer risk. 20-30% (cid:862)as low as possi(cid:271)le(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1010)
