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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Interesting article.</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen Tolhurst<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1>Well-done steaks 'double prostate cancer risk': Even small amounts of over-cooked meat can be dangerous<o:p></o:p></h1><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt'>Eating habits of 470 men with aggressive prostate cancers were analysed</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt'>Link was discovered after comparing data with diets of healthy males</span></b><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span style='font-size:17.0pt'>Barbecued and processed meats also tied to higher chances of fast-growing forms of disease</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>By <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Fiona+Macrae">Fiona Macrae</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>An appetite for well-done steaks and burgers could raise the odds of prostate cancer, experts warn.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Scrutiny of the eating habits of almost 1,000 men linked over-cooked red meat to the deadliest form of the disease.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Well and very-well done burgers were among the most dangerous meats – doubling the odds of aggressive prostate cancer, even when eaten in small amounts.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=468 height=307 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/23/article-2065482-0C375108000005DC-426_468x307.jpg" alt="Dangerous: Eating well-done steaks could double the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a survey of 1,000 men has found"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=imagecaption>Dangerous: Eating well-done steaks could double the odds of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a survey of 1,000 men has found<o:p></o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Prostate is the most common cancer among British men and the finding suggests that simple changes to diet and cooking routines could help keep it at bay.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>The University of California research team recruited 470 men diagnosed with fast-growing and hard-to-treat prostate cancer and a similar number of healthy men and asked them about what they had eaten in the previous year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>They were also asked about their consumption of grilled and barbecued meats, and burgers, liver and some processed meats were linked to higher odds of aggressive prostate cancer, the journal PLoS ONE reports.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Further analysis pointed to overcooking at high temperatures as being at the root of the problem.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=225 height=395 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/23/article-2065482-05435B9F000005DC-484_224x394.jpg" alt="Liver has also been linked to higher odds of fast-growing forms of the disease"><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=224 height=394 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/23/article-2065482-050B2106000005DC-54_224x394.jpg" alt="Over-cooked burgers are also a hazard when it comes to developing prostate cancer"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=imagecaption>Deadly: Liver (left) and over-cooked burgers are also flagged up as potential hazards in the study by researchers at the University of California<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=468 height=286 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/11/24/article-2065482-0091D54500000578-354_468x286.jpg" alt="Hard-to-treat: Burnt meat encourages prostate cancer cells (pictured) to develop far more quickly, the study suggests"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=imagecaption>Hard-to-treat: Burnt meat encourages prostate cancer cells (pictured) to develop far more quickly, the study suggests<o:p></o:p></p></div><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Men who ate grilled or barbecued burgers that were well or very-well done had around twice the odds of aggressive prostate cancer than those who never ate meat or ate it rare or medium-done.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>The figures for beef, such as steak, were similar.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Previous studies linking red meat to prostate cancer have produced mixed results – but this may be because they did not separate out the most deadly form of the disease and did not focus on overcooking and cooking at high temperatures.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Cautious: Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, claims the results could have been distorted by the men not recalling what they had eaten.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>The Department of Health’s scientific advisors said earlier this year that red and processed meat ‘probably’ increases the odds of bowel cancer.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>They advised eating no more than 70g a day. Over a week, this amounts to three sausages, one small steak, one quarter-pounder and three slices of lamb.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>However, a British Nutrition Foundation study claimed that the majority of adults ate ‘healthy amounts’ of red meat and there was an ‘inconclusive’ link to cancer </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, said the results could have been skewed by the men mis-remembering what they had eaten, particularly if those with prostate cancer were keen to find something to blame.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>She added: ‘But looking at cancer overall, there is already a good reason to watch the amount of red and processed meat in your diet. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt'>‘There is very strong evidence that both red and processed meats increase risk of bowel cancer, which is one of the most common types of cancer in the UK, and this is why we recommend that people limit consumption of red meat to 500g per week, cooked weight, and that they avoid eating processed meat.’</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6656 (20111124) __________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>http://www.eset.com<o:p></o:p></p></div> <BR><BR>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6656 (20111124) __________<BR><BR>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.eset.com">http://www.eset.com</A><BR> </body></html>