Does A Raw Food Diet Help Control Or Cure Cancer? (Part Two)

Yesterday I posted a concise, yet comprehensive article about raw diets and cancer. I also mentioned I have been researching the topic for my second book. Here in a portion of my book's first draft on the subject:

There are a number of smaller independent studies which seem to support the argument that eating more raw vegetables reduces the risk from a number of different cancers. As you might expect, sites such as HealingCancerNaturally.Com and NaturalNews.Com list a number of vegetables, including broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, peppers, spinach and carrots, to name just a few, all proven to be more effective in preventing and slowing cancer when eaten raw.
But what about more neutral, mainstream sources? World champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong’s foundation, Live Strong, hosts a popular Website of the same name. To quote an article from their Website of the same name, dated November 13th, 2009: “Like other vegetables, green vegetables lose vitamins and nutrients after they’ve been cooked.”
The American Cancer Society is not so specific. I counted at least a dozen recommendations to eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily on the organization’s www.Cancer.Org site. I could not find any specific reference or recommendation which encouraged patients to eat their veggies raw.
Similarly, the government funded National Cancer Institute’s Website, www.cancer.gov., is even more vague, posting: “Some studies show that fruits and non-starchy vegetables—for example broccoli, carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes and zucchini—may protect against cancers of the mouth, esophagus and stomach.”
The American Cancer Society and National Cancer Institute are the country’s two largest cancer related organizations. Why couldn’t I find anything about the anti-cancer properties found in raw fruits and vegetables other groups claim help fight cancer?
Cynics would argue the American Cancer Society doesn’t want to upset contributors, while the government funded National Cancer Institute doesn’t want to alienate any large constituencies. My opinion: In a country where one half of the citizenry considers ketchup a vegetable, the nutritional bar isn’t raised very high! I consume five servings of vegetables before 10 am everyday! These two groups are just trying to get people to substitute a small lettuce salad for a large serving of French fries!

I will post Part Three tomorrow, then we can move on to other issues.
Feel good, keep smiling and, you guessed I might add, eat lots of raw fruits and vegetables! Pat