3. Excess Fats in the Diet: High-fat diets, especially saturated fats from meat and dairy products, promote the growth of mammary tumors in laboratory animals. An ancient Indian seven-volume medical reference, some four thousand years old, lists the cause of Cancer as “overeating dairy foods.” Countries with low-fat diets such as Japan, Singapore, and Romania have the lowest Cancer rates. Japan leads with one-eighth the Breast Cancer rate when the Oriental diet is consumed. Soy is substituted for dairy products in Oriental cultures. Countries with the highest fat diets have the biggest Cancer rate: the U.S., Great Britain, and the Netherlands.

4. Overweight (even the usual five pounds) The Cable News Network reports in 2002 that the American Institute of Cancer Research Study sought to see how much Americans knew about this link. Although most people knew about overweight and its connection to heart disease and diabetes, only 25% knew about the Cancer risk. “Gaining half a pound per year or five pounds

1 “Cancer Causes and Control” July 15, 2002 Overcoming the Causes of Cancer x 37 per decade can contribute to Cancer risk,” said Dr. George Bray, professor of medicine at Louisiana State University Medical Center. Sixty-one percent of Americans are either overweight or obese, according to 2002 reports from the Center for Disease Control and prevention. Risks for postmenopausal Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Prostate, Esophageal, Endometrial and Kidney Cancer increase among non-smoking, overweight and obese adults according to this report. “It’s gaining weight over a long period of time that causes health problems,” Bray said.