What's Convenient Isn't Always Right -Linking Fries To Breast Cancer Risk
What's Convenient Isn't Always What's Right
I recently read an article in Newsweek's September 5, 2005 issue titled Of Taters and Totsby Alice Fishburn. It explores a new study lead by Dr. Karin Michels (of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School) for the International Journal of Cancer. In a survey of over 2,000 mothers who served their 3-5 year old girls a weekly serving of fries, it showed that their risk of getting breast cancer later in life could be increased by twenty-seven percent! It isn't the potatoes that pose the problem (mashed and sweet are fine). The trans fat (I know you've heard of this by now!) and saturated fat are the catch. These fats can have a carcinogenic effect on the susceptible breast tissue of young girls.
Just for some background information, a small Mc Donalds fry has 2 grams of saturated and 2.5 grams of trans fat, Burger King's small fry has 3 grams of each, and a Wendy's kid's fry has 2.5 of saturated and 3.5 of trans fat, respectively. Furthermore, packaged fries aren't any better (I thought they would be, if baked). Most have an average of 2 grams of saturated fat, and 3 grams of trans fat (think, they fry them before they freeze and bag them).
Here are my spud suggestions. First, you could serve mashed regular or sweet potatoes. You can also make and freeze your own regular or sweet potato fries. Just cut the potatoes into whatever fry shape you prefer (they also sell tools for this), spray the cookie sheet and fries with cooking spray (no fat there), and bake at 450°F for 20 minutes, turning once. Then just serve or freeze!
So before you hit the drive through, think of your daughter's future.
By Kristen Docimo
I recently read an article in Newsweek's September 5, 2005 issue titled Of Taters and Totsby Alice Fishburn. It explores a new study lead by Dr. Karin Michels (of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School) for the International Journal of Cancer. In a survey of over 2,000 mothers who served their 3-5 year old girls a weekly serving of fries, it showed that their risk of getting breast cancer later in life could be increased by twenty-seven percent! It isn't the potatoes that pose the problem (mashed and sweet are fine). The trans fat (I know you've heard of this by now!) and saturated fat are the catch. These fats can have a carcinogenic effect on the susceptible breast tissue of young girls.
Just for some background information, a small Mc Donalds fry has 2 grams of saturated and 2.5 grams of trans fat, Burger King's small fry has 3 grams of each, and a Wendy's kid's fry has 2.5 of saturated and 3.5 of trans fat, respectively. Furthermore, packaged fries aren't any better (I thought they would be, if baked). Most have an average of 2 grams of saturated fat, and 3 grams of trans fat (think, they fry them before they freeze and bag them).
Here are my spud suggestions. First, you could serve mashed regular or sweet potatoes. You can also make and freeze your own regular or sweet potato fries. Just cut the potatoes into whatever fry shape you prefer (they also sell tools for this), spray the cookie sheet and fries with cooking spray (no fat there), and bake at 450°F for 20 minutes, turning once. Then just serve or freeze!
So before you hit the drive through, think of your daughter's future.
By Kristen Docimo
8/26/2005
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