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To: Cincinatus' Wife

"Most intriguing, the rate of colon,
breast, prostate and lung cancer is
10 times lower in India than in the
United States."

Very interesting!


2 posted on 07/11/2005 1:38:19 AM PDT by Sabatier
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To: Sabatier

***...It is rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcinogenic properties. ...***


5 posted on 07/11/2005 1:44:32 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Sabatier
The average Indian male born in the 1990s can expect to live 58.5 years; women can expect to live only slightly longer (59.6 years), according to 1995 estimates. source

This undoubtedly has more to do with the cancer numbers than curcumin. However, this is in fact an exciting possibility for cancer treatment.

More curry chicken please!

6 posted on 07/11/2005 1:45:26 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (John 6: 51-58)
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To: Sabatier
"Most intriguing, the rate of colon, breast, prostate and lung cancer is 10 times lower in India than in the United States."

Very interesting!

Well, it's no wonder...have you ever eaten Indian food? Let's just call it "intestinal Drano."

32 posted on 07/11/2005 6:32:13 AM PDT by Andonius_99
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To: Sabatier

"Most intriguing, the rate of colon,
breast, prostate and lung cancer is
10 times lower in India than in the
United States."

Yeah. Because nobodly lives long enough over there to get those. I'm betting our death rates from starvation, instestinal worms and honor killings are 1000 times lower.


62 posted on 07/11/2005 9:19:11 AM PDT by John Robertson (Safe Travel)
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You have to wonder if they also drink a lot less soda, coffee, sugar and smoke less?

Is it a cultural reason or mostly a spice reason?


68 posted on 07/11/2005 9:56:52 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Sabatier

The life expectancy in India for males is 58.5 years and only slightly greater for females.


78 posted on 07/11/2005 11:08:40 AM PDT by Old Professer (As darkness is the absence of light, evil is the absence of good; innocence is blind.)
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