Smokers can increase cancer chances by consuming fruit?

Yes it's true. On Wednesday, a new scientific study says that smokers could increase their chances of contracting colon cancer by eating fruit and vegetables as oppose to non-smokers. Consuming fruit actually helps non-smokers from catch colon cancer.

"People who eat 600 grammes or more vegetables and fruit a day appear to have a 20 to 25 percent lower chance of developing colon cancer than people who eat 220 grammes or less."

- Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment

Protection against colon cancer through the consumption of fruits and vegetables all depends on the amount of smoking the person does. I think that this should be a wake up call for smokers. If someone loves fruits or vegetables, or better yet is a vegetarian, they would have to pick between the two, or risk the chance of contracting colon cancer.

In the Netherlands, colon cancer is the second most popular type of cancer right below breast cancer. The conclusion for the research about this project took approximately eight and a half years and questioned about 500,000 people about their smoking and eating habits within ten European countries. It was the first study conducted that examined the effects of fruits and vegetables on smokers versus non-smokers.

Iowa Smoke Free Air Act

Just recently, the Smoke free Air Act was issued. It prohibits smoking in almost all public places and enclosed areas within places of employment, as well as some outdoor areas. Is this something that was necessary? In my opinion, yes. Lately, my friends have been talking about the third hand smoke deal. They said that its hurtful to young children and others if the smell of smoke on people's hands gets into their system. I'm not quite sure if that's correct, but it's definitely a possibility. The two places i noticed the most drastic changes were bowling alleys and restaurants. It feels so different to walk into a bowling alley and have it not reek of smoke, but it is a really nice change. It is also a pleasure to not have to tell the host at a restaurant whether you want to sit in the smoking section or non-smoking section.


I definitely feel that this was one of the brightest decisions for the health of the human race. The rate of death from second-hand smoke was going up, but hopefully this will be the "saving grace" for the death rate due to smoke. When people are around smokers, they don't realize how much it affects your lungs and health. I am really going to enjoy the fresh air in the places I eat. I wish that we could do something about the not-so-brilliant parents that smoke around their children. I think that the next era of children will have an advantage because the Smoke Free Air Act was passed and they won't have to spend so much time around smoke. I hope in the future that more and more states will realize the danger of smoking and do something about it. A lot of older friends that I have are smokers. I look down upon them because of the recent chaos about it. I always encourage them to quit. I don't think that I could ever start smoking because the thing that makes me cringe is the thought that it's the reason my Dad and Grandmother have passed away. That tragedy has kept me out of a lot of trouble because I want to make them proud and stay out of trouble. I may not be able to see them, but they are always with me watching my every move.