New Orleans Hornets George Shinn Loses 32 Pounds Going Veg
Written by Vegetarian Star on January 14th, 2010 in Athletes-Games-Sports, Research + Science.
George Shinn, owner of the New Orleans Hornets, is recovering from surgery after having a cancerous prostate gland removed, according to Nola.
“Following (Wednesday’s) successful surgery to completely remove the cancer, Mr. Shinn will begin the process to a full and speedy recovery and is anxious to return to the Hive to watch his team play and enjoy the recent success the team is experiencing, ” Hornets team spokesman Harold Kaufman said in a statement.
After being diagnosed, Shinn changed his lifestyle dramatically by going vegetarian and losing 32 pounds.
Will Shinn’s change of diet prevent another cancer in the future?
Some believe so.
Dr Naomi Allen, an epidemiologist at Oxford University and co-author of a study examining cancer rates of vegetarian and those that ate meat, said: “This is strong evidence that vegetarians have lower rates of cancer than meat eaters.
Shinn’s doctor, Dr. Patrick Walsh of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute said the surgery team removed 100% of the cancer and Shinn is expected to make a full recovery.
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