Plant Based Eaters Getting Cancer! Why?

If a whole food plant based diet is so powerful against disease why do those on a plant based diet get cancer? This was a question asked to Dr Michael Greger! I was informed of a prominent plant based educator who died at the age of 51 from a possible cancer diagnosis which seemed to shake the vegan world. But we must remember there is so much more to health than just diet and a plant based diet is not a panacea. So let's hear what Dr Greger had to say in answer to the question....

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Studies
Vegetarian diets and incidence of diabetes in the Adventist Health Study-2

Proportion and number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors in the United States

Cancer in British vegetarians: updated analyses of 4998 incident cancers in a cohort of 32,491 meat eaters, 8612 fish eaters, 18,298 vegetarians, and 2246 vegans

Vegetarian diets and the incidence of cancer in a low-risk population

Risk of cancer in regular and low meat-eaters, fish-eaters, and vegetarians: a prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants

Plant-Based and Ketogenic Diets As Diverging Paths to Address Cancer

Dr Greger's YouTube Channel

Dr Greger’s website

[Roarshark]

That last point that Dr. Greger made was very salient: cancer-promoting air pollution, like that from cars, trucks, and factories, is a big deal even for people who eat organic produce, because the fields where the organic produce grows tend to collect the pollution from the roadways nearby. So it's important to wash all produce, including organic produce.

[danag]

Let us not forget that "turbo cancer" has skyrocketed since the "miracle" warp speed injection foisted onto humanity...just a thought

[sectionalsofa]

Also... most of us have made great changes over the years, but did not eat a largely or entirely whole food plant based diet since birth. The changes we've made can be powerfully positive, but what we ate as children has had a reaching effect on our health as well.

[bvmkidt]

Hurry with the book please, I’m a cancer survivor, a year later. I have to say though I think my pb diet kept my cancer small and slow growing and non aggressive. I didn’t need chemo or radiation. I would like to think that was due to how I take care of my body. It was a shocker though when I was diagnosed, family and friend’s were confused and thought it could be a wrong diagnoses, but sadly it wasn’t.

I did test for genetics and I didn’t have it (at least the ones they can check for). I believe it’s the pollution around me and probably the water. The area I live in too, people say women are getting bc, I was one of them (but town officials are probably hiding this, as they claim it’s untrue).

Get screened folks, for early detection! If I waited or got only ultrasound I would have been in big trouble, it was the mammo that caught it. Best 🌱🦋💚

[amya]

I’m a breast cancer survivor. Did I understand correctly that the book for cancer survivors and what to eat is not out yet? Looking forward to reading this.

[davidthescottishvegan]

It will be factors outside of diet that is contributing to the cancers such as the pollution in the environment such as non smokers being exposed to the smoke from those who smoke.

[Glenn.Cooper]

I really appreciate this channel - thanks!!

[lukeweaver]

French fries, soda, and non-dairy cake might be vegan but will promote cancer. Living foods such as sprouts, fresh veggies, sprouted nuts and seeds & some fruit occasionally will prevent/help heal cancer.

[starcatcher]

I sadly know of long term vegan who has stage four metastasized colon cancer. He didn't drink and has been eating veg for decades. He did have some risk factors of being sedentary and overweight for many years but that was it. It's really shocking and sad. It could happen to any of us.

[laurieparis]

All we can do is delay the inevitable thru healthy choices, not prevent it. Then we can say we gave it our best shot, rather than surrendered. Thx for the video PBL! 🌱

[Hundert]

Several other factors other than what we put in just our mouths also have effects on our whole well-being and resistance to diseases, maladies, illnesses, etc.

[xavierghazi]

The headline scared the shi*t out of me. Come on now. :) :)

[jeroboam]

Nobody will talk about the elephant in the room, you know the safe & effective thing that was neither.

[richyakuoko]

Great video as usual. Thanks for sharing.

[williamhartman]

Can you please give me any information on Dr. Gregor’s next book release?

[Beanboiwolf]

The thing that people dont understand is your lifestyle includes many variables food is one of them, excersize is another powerful one, where you live meaning what you breathe in so pollutants, your job aswell is another factor, pesticides another interesting aspect! On top of that being plant based is a balance getting that correct anount of each of what you need aswell as vitamins esscential

[cubannel]

Many times when we as vegans go to buy produce to make our salads. The containers that the salad comes in is plastic, including the organic ones. Also we don't know what pesticides are within the leaves so even if it says washed and ready to eat on the packaging, wash it thoroughly before you eat it. Unfortunately we don't have full control of all the pollution surrounding us every day or the chemicals used to supposedly make our water safe for consumption. We are at the mercy of our own ignorance.

[PeterWoodstorrechianca]

There are blackspots where people get cancer, where I live in Italy people eat a healthy diet but people are getting cancer, some believe its the water, there is big military base nearbye which broadcasts a signal blocking sat nav, I am not sure wifi in houses is healthy either

[genegroover]

Sad truth is that 'vegans' still might/probably eat highly processed foods which include processed sugars and high fructose corn syrup. It's all about the insulin and the processed sugars. A coke and snickers is vegan. So are many breakfast cereals.

[uypdwoi]

Anyone know when His new book is dropping?