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'Daily Dose'
Aired March 05, 2003 - 11:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, if you were with us just a few minutes ago, you saw we had Sara Ferguson, the Duchess of York with us, talking about the link between being obese and the cause of cancer, and for more on that, we brought Dr. Sanjay Gupta to talk more about that.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, you hear about obesity and diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, all sorts of things, but there is a cancer link as well. There are all sorts of different cancers that are actually linked to obesity. But a lot of people don't think about that, but breast cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, there's a bunch of different cancers out there, that are actually -- the rates go up if someone's obese.
KAGAN: What's happening with obesity that's making this rate go up?
GUPTA: Well, you know, it's sort of been a subject of a lot of study. Just this morning, in fact, there was a study released from the National Cancer Institute that talked about the fact that there are certain vitamins, and in this case vitamin b, folate and niacin, that actually decrease the rates of breast cancer.
And you can take a look at the list there, folic acid found in oranges, leafy green vegetables, things like that. There is also another link about the fact that vitamin b, niacin, is found in beef. That can decrease the rates of cancer. But, Daryn, it can also be simpler than that. You know, women who are obese and post-menopausal actually have more estrogen in their body. That estrogen may fuel the possibility of causing a breast cancer.
KAGAN: Is it so simple as just to say lose weight?
GUPTA: I think -- I mean, obviously that's not going to fix everything, but the number of disease processes that are related to obesity are just enormous. There's all sorts of different tips out there. We've been hearing some. The duchess certainly gave us some earlier today. And I'm going to repeat them here, because I think they're worth repeating -- eat five plus servings of fruits and vegetables, eat whole grains rather than refined grains and sugars. A lot of those nowadays are fortified with folic acid, limit red meat consumption, as well, low fat, low-calorie foods, both those sorts of things are important. Losing weight is an important thing. If you can't get all the vitamins, all the things you need, supplements may be an option for you. If the only green leafy vegetable you're getting is between a burger, try some vitamins maybe or some supplements instead. KAGAN: There's always fried green tomatoes. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, thank you.
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Aired March 5, 2003 - 11:50 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, if you were with us just a few minutes ago, you saw we had Sara Ferguson, the Duchess of York with us, talking about the link between being obese and the cause of cancer, and for more on that, we brought Dr. Sanjay Gupta to talk more about that.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, you hear about obesity and diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, all sorts of things, but there is a cancer link as well. There are all sorts of different cancers that are actually linked to obesity. But a lot of people don't think about that, but breast cancer, colon cancer, esophageal cancer, there's a bunch of different cancers out there, that are actually -- the rates go up if someone's obese.
KAGAN: What's happening with obesity that's making this rate go up?
GUPTA: Well, you know, it's sort of been a subject of a lot of study. Just this morning, in fact, there was a study released from the National Cancer Institute that talked about the fact that there are certain vitamins, and in this case vitamin b, folate and niacin, that actually decrease the rates of breast cancer.
And you can take a look at the list there, folic acid found in oranges, leafy green vegetables, things like that. There is also another link about the fact that vitamin b, niacin, is found in beef. That can decrease the rates of cancer. But, Daryn, it can also be simpler than that. You know, women who are obese and post-menopausal actually have more estrogen in their body. That estrogen may fuel the possibility of causing a breast cancer.
KAGAN: Is it so simple as just to say lose weight?
GUPTA: I think -- I mean, obviously that's not going to fix everything, but the number of disease processes that are related to obesity are just enormous. There's all sorts of different tips out there. We've been hearing some. The duchess certainly gave us some earlier today. And I'm going to repeat them here, because I think they're worth repeating -- eat five plus servings of fruits and vegetables, eat whole grains rather than refined grains and sugars. A lot of those nowadays are fortified with folic acid, limit red meat consumption, as well, low fat, low-calorie foods, both those sorts of things are important. Losing weight is an important thing. If you can't get all the vitamins, all the things you need, supplements may be an option for you. If the only green leafy vegetable you're getting is between a burger, try some vitamins maybe or some supplements instead. KAGAN: There's always fried green tomatoes. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, thank you.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
