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Newest cause of prostate cancer: Eating eggs?
Men who eat more than two-an-a-half eggs on a weekly basis are 80 per cent more likely to contract the disease, claim researchers at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
The risk from eggs could be due to their high levels of cholesterol and choline, a nutrient that helps cells function, according to the scientists.
But cancer groups said the link between eggs and prostate cancer could be down to other factors, as men who ate the most eggs were also more likely to have a poor diet, be overweight, smoke and take less exercise.
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Correlation is not causation.
HitNRun on September 29, 2011 at 8:34 PM
The egg is a perfect food. I don’t believe it for a second.
Saltysam on September 29, 2011 at 8:35 PM
Still, the number one cause of prostate cancer is having a prostate. Weird.
ThePrez on September 29, 2011 at 8:39 PM
Bloomberg calls for egg ban in 3, 2, 1…
DamnCat on September 29, 2011 at 8:41 PM
The number one cause of death?
Life.
Saltysam on September 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM
After your first day of birth each succeeding day lessens the time you have left to live.
Accidentally soaking your genitals in Varsol causes irritation after an hour. The world is a scary dangerous place.
BL@KBIRD on September 29, 2011 at 8:43 PM
80%? I don’t believe that. I would like a second opinion on that figure.
SoulGlo on September 29, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Sitting around on your fat ass, eating crap and smoking couldn’t be it. It has to be the 3 eggs. /
single stack on September 29, 2011 at 8:45 PM
Men who suffer from prostate cancer have also masturbated and worn cotton socks more than five times per week, on average.
Jeddite on September 29, 2011 at 8:48 PM
Feed the Saw Palmetto extract to the chickens. Problem solved.
slickwillie2001 on September 29, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Over a dozen a week for me for years. You’d think my prostate would have said something by now.
BierManVA on September 29, 2011 at 9:02 PM
No caffeine
No protein
No booze or
Nicotine
Remember!
Everything gives you cancer.
Christien on September 29, 2011 at 9:04 PM
This passes as serious science?
JellyToast on September 29, 2011 at 9:07 PM
I started the Atkins thing over 10 years ago. Best change I ever made. Have been eating 10-12 eggs weekly for years. Don’t smoke, exercise well, black belt in Karate and brown in Judo, not overweight and zero problems with prostrate. And my diet is fairly healthy. Bee pollen and other vitamins often!
Just blew that freakin “study!”
JellyToast on September 29, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Julianne Malveaux on Justice Thomas:
“You know, I hope his wife feeds him lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease. Well, that’s how I feel. He is an absolutely reprehensible person.”
thebrokenrattle on September 29, 2011 at 9:19 PM
80% is a relative risk factor of 1.8, which is below the 100% threshold, or relative risk factor of 2, and can be safely ignored. Anything between 2.0 (100%) and 3.0 (200%) should be viewed skeptically and much more in the way of study results should be demanded before accepting it.
The above is standard scientific methodology. No doubt it is the basis for the cancer groups saying the link (which is not a “link”) could be due to other factors, like just about anything, not to mention it could be due to a bunch of individual factors culminating in the 80% probability.
Dusty on September 29, 2011 at 9:27 PM
It doesn’t even pass the coherence test since there is no control group, so I’d chalk that up to the writer. I could be wrong, though; how much more likely are cancer group spokesmen to be public relations grads than scientists?
Dusty on September 29, 2011 at 9:36 PM
To be followed in 6 months by a story reporting research that eating eggs prevents prostate cancer.
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on September 29, 2011 at 9:37 PM
We’re all gonna die!!!!
Steve Eggleston on September 29, 2011 at 9:40 PM
To be followed in 6 months by a story reporting research that eating eggs prevents prostate cancer.
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on September 29, 2011 at 9:37 PM
Paid for by the NRE Institute.
Steve Eggleston on September 29, 2011 at 9:41 PM
Steve Eggleston, eh?
So we see where your prejudices lie !
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on September 29, 2011 at 9:47 PM
I’m a proud member of the Egg Mafia.
Steve Eggleston on September 29, 2011 at 9:56 PM
Diet pop also causes obesity.
Pablo Honey on September 29, 2011 at 10:08 PM
So how did they factor out the waffles, bacon, hash browns, coffee and toast?
BDavis on September 29, 2011 at 10:36 PM