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Color Matters: White Foods are Cancer Fighting Too!!

April 28, 2014 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

I am willing to bet that you've been given the tip to "avoid white foods". I hear it all the time and it drives me NUTS! I would like to be the first in line to tell you that white foods are good for you. Well.... some white foods are good for you anyway. :-) Why You Don't Have to Stay Away From White Foods One of my my problems with the statement that you should avoid white foods is that many well intentioned health professionals didn't include the adjective that should be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Myth Busting Tagged With: cancer, diet, fighting, food, health, nutrients, nutrition, nutritionist, potatoes, white

Yellow and Orange: Choose Cancer Fighting Food by Color Part 2!

March 12, 2014 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

As a reminder, the color of our food tells us something. And I'm not talking about fake, or artificial colors, like yellow 5 or red 40. Stay away from those! I'm talking about the colors of foods when they are grown in the ground. The color of the food actually represents the phytochemicals, or plant nutrients, that are present in the food. Color Matters! Every color is important, and by eating a variety of colors on your plate, you will make sure to get a variety of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cancer Prevention Tagged With: cancer, color, diet, eat, fighting, food, health, healthy, nutrients, plate

Are Organic Foods Better? Plus Cancer Dietitian Video Interview

September 14, 2012 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

You probably already saw the news reports on a study out of Stanford reporting that organic foods do not have more nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.) than conventionally grown foods. If you want to read the coverage, you can check out this article from the NY Times: Stanford Scientists Cast Doubt on Advantages of Organic Meat and Produce. In case you don't read it, here are the conclusions from their study: Fruits and vegetables labeled organic were, on average, no more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hot Topics, Organic Foods Discussion Tagged With: cancer, diet, nutrients, organic foods, pesticides, prevention, survivorship

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