High legume and meat intake vs long life

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Hi All,

Why would high legume intake predict survival in the

(1) paper? It might have been due to the lower

methionine content of legumes.

However, the free full-text at

http://tinyurl.com/2zlgd2 (2) paper, below, the data

of Table 2 shows relevant data. Also, see:

" Legume consumption =/>3 times/wk compared with <1

time/wk was associated with much lower relative risk

of colon cancer (0.33; 95% CI: 0.13, 0.83), but only

among Seventh-day Adventists who ate red meat. In

addition, the positive association between colon

cancer risk and red meat consumption (relative risk =

2.68; 95% CI: 1.24, 5.78) was only seen in those who

consumed legumes infrequently. "

1. Blackberry I, Kouris-Blazos A, Wahlqvist ML, Steen

B, Lukito W, Horie Y.

Legumes: the most important dietary predictor of

survival in older people of different ethnicities.

Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13(Suppl):S126.

PMID: 15294666 http://tinyurl.com/2ajuml

2. Fraser GE.

Associations between diet and cancer, ischemic heart

disease, and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white

California Seventh-day Adventists.

Am J Clin Nutr. 1999 Sep;70(3 Suppl):532S-538S.

PMID: 10479227 http://tinyurl.com/2zlgd2

-- Al Pater, PhD; email: Alpater@...

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