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Another myth associated with the Hunza people is that because their diet is alleged to be high in apricot seeds they are free from disease. This has proven to be untrue as medical scientists have found that the Hunzas suffer from a variety of disease including cancer. [1] [6]
The Hunza Valley (Burushaski: ہُنزݳ دِش , romanized: Hunza Dish; Wakhi/Urdu: وادی ہنزہ) is a mountainous valley located in the northern region of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. [ 2 ]
An apricot kernel is the apricot seed located within the fruit endocarp, which forms a hard shell around the seed called the pyrena (stone or pit). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The kernel contains amygdalin , a poisonous compound, in concentrations that vary between cultivars.
No, this does not mean that seed oils cause cancer, Dr. Yeatman says. “But it suggests that omega-6s—prominent in seed oils—when taken in large daily amounts to the degree that they swap out ...
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No, but a new study looking at seed oils, omega-6s and colon cancer is causing concern. Here's what to know. No, cooking oil doesn't cause cancer — but new study links too much seed oil to colon ...
Seed oils are characterized by the industrial process used to extract the oil from the seed and a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). [10] Critics' "hateful eight" oils consist of canola, corn, cottonseed, soy, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, and rice bran oils, [ 8 ] which are creations of industrialization in the early ...
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