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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / March 2005Apples Protect Rats from Colon Cancer
A Strasbourg Germany study at the Institute for Cancerous Diseases of the Intestinal Tract in Strasbourg has concluded that the consumption of apples protects rats (& therefore probably humans) from colon cancer, because antioxidants found in apples functions as a prophylatic for colon cancer. Lab rats were exposed to substances that trigger colon cancer then one group continued on a regular diet while the other group was given apple extract in their drinking water. The rats that received the apple extract had far fewer incidents of the disease. The amount given was the equivalent of a human eating two apples a day, so the aphorism should be changed to "Two apples a day keep the doctor away." However, given other dietary considerations, two apples might not be enough for people, & for apples probably wouldn't be enough to counteract the increased incidents of colon cancer among smokers, so the aphorism can be further ammended to, "Two apples a day & no cigarettes keeps the doctor away." -paghat the ratgirl  SignatureGet your Paghat the Ratgirl T-Shirt here: http://www.paghat.com/giftshop.html "History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government." -Thomas Jefferson >A Strasbourg Germany study at the Institute for Cancerous Diseases of the > Intestinal Tract in Strasbourg has concluded that the consumption of [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -paghat the ratgirl Interesting... and I was just reading yesterday that drinking a few cups of coffee a day can help prevent liver cancer: http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/news/index.asp?id=117796&D=17&M=2&Y=2005 Tracey > >A Strasbourg Germany study at the Institute for Cancerous Diseases of the > > Intestinal Tract in Strasbourg has concluded that the consumption of [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Tracey Oh that's good news, I've been feeding my rats apples everyday since I got them. I have half, they get the rest. At least I've been doing something right. John. "jakewc2" SNIP >> Interesting... and I was just reading yesterday >> that drinking a few cups > of >> coffee a day can help prevent liver cancer: >> http://www2.netdoctor.co.uk/news/index.asp?id=117796&D=17&M=2&Y=2005 I am SO safe then...and my bunch must be safe also because if I don't keep a close eye out they steal a wee dram or two! >> Tracey > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > John. 8^) Amazing isn't it...we do the right things without being told. Something to be said about listening to ones instincts. SignatureKeith Schiffner "I was just out walking my rat and seem to have got lost." J. Bond Dum vivimus, vivamus <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )3~ <:(3 )~ <:(3 )~ http://community.webshots.com/user/sciffners > "jakewc2" > SNIP [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > without being told. Something to be said about > listening to ones instincts. hehe, your right there. What amazes me though is I never peel them, but when they have finished eating them, there's 8 bits of peel lying round the cage, with the white completely removed from them. Anybody else's rats do that? John. >> "jakewc2" >> SNIP [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > John. Mine do that too! Does that mean we shouldn't be eating the peel? SignatureJoanne Mom to 8 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 >>>"jakewc2" >>>SNIP [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > Mine do that too! Does that mean we shouldn't be eating the peel? Great, I have wierdo Rats...LOL none of them are fussed on apples..:( they would sooner see them turn brown than eat them. Regards Kate SignatureToday I may meet with injustice, ignorance, denial, all of which are due entirely to the other's lack of knowledge of good and evil and the difference thereof. http://community.webshots.com/user/ollieogg Chance is the path God takes when he wants to remain anonymous Albert Einstein. > >>>"jakewc2" > >>>SNIP [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Regards Kate I love the peel, its where all the taste is. Funnily enough though, its not just the rats that left it, when I gave apple to my hamsters they were exactly the same, I'd find bits of peel left over in their cages too. John. >> >>>"jakewc2" >> >>>SNIP [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > > John. My rats seem to leave the skin/shell on most things - apples, beans, peas, potatoes... When I kept gerbils they were the same. I once gave my rats a smartie (like M+Ms, crispy shell with chocolate inside) each and blow me if they didn't lick all the chocolate out and leave the shell! Tracey >>> >>>"jakewc2" >>> >>>SNIP [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > Tracey Ack! Someone forgot to tell them the coating is candy!! SignatureJoanne Mom to 8 rats http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 |
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