One of the nation's leading cancer research facilities, the Strang Cancer Prevention Center has placed diet and lifestyle changes at the foreground of a prevention strategy. Much more than a simple... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Wonderful recipes with a huge variety of foods (fish, meats, desserts, vegetarian, etc.) and also a large section with great advice on lowering your cancer risk (antioxidants, vitamins, etc.). Highly recommended for all cooks!
Very well written and providing very accurate, useful info
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I have read a lot of nutrition and health related books. This one ranks very high on quality and quantity of good information included in the book. I highly recommend it to others.
Enhanced with more than one hundred recipes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
So much of cancer today is the result of environmental contaminants and high-risk lifestyles -- including diets. The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook: A Complete Nutrition And Lifestyle Plan To Dramatically Lower Your Cancer Risk is the collaborative effort of Laura Pensiero (dietitian, nutrition educator, restaurant owner, and graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York); Michael Osborne (President of the Strang Cancer Prevention Center and faculty professor at Cornell University Medical College); and Susan Oliveria (faculty member at Strang, Cornell University Medical College, and Memorial Sloan Kettering). A complete and very highly recommended single volume course of information and instruction, readers will learn how the phytochemicals in certain foods; how to make delicious eating plans an integral part of a cancer-prevention regimen; as well as lifestyle modifications designed to minimize the risk of cancer. Enhanced with more than one hundred recipes drawn from world-renowned restaurants, The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook reveals how a healthy diet and a healthy lifestyle can keep us physically fit and cancer-free.
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