How to eat and live in a way that keeps cancer away.
Keeping your body fat percentage as low as possible, maintaining physical activity as part of your daily life, and eating less sugar can help reduce your risk of cancer.
Experts at the Parkway Cancer Centre in Singapore affirm that while science has not yet found a way to completely prevent cancer, people can fundamentally change their lifestyle and eating habits to reduce their risk of developing the disease, especially cancer.
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Eating a healthy diet and maintaining a regular exercise routine will keep your body fat levels at a safe level, helping to reduce the risk of disease and cancer. (Image caption: Menshealth) |
The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research have reviewed thousands of cancer studies and identified many factors that cause cancer, while conversely, many factors that help prevent cancer from forming or recurring. From this, experts have formulated the following principles for living a healthy life and avoiding cancer:
- Keep body fat as low as possible within a normal weight range.
- Maintain physical activity as a part of your daily life.
- Reduce your sugar intake.
- Eat mainly foods from natural sources.plants.
- Limit red meat and processed meat.
- Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. Men should not drink more than two drinks per day, and women should not drink more than one.
- Limit your salt intake. Use foods seasoned with less salt, avoid smoked meats, and steer clear of moldy grains and beans.
- Nutritional needs should be met by fresh food rather than supplements.
Researchers assert thatNo single "superfood" can prevent cancer. Instead, a balanced diet and daily physical activity are the best ways to avoid the disease. It's best not to consume any single food.Processed foods such as ham, bacon, and sausages are often contaminated with nitrates and nitrites, and the smoking and drying processes can produce N-nitroso compounds.carcinogen.
Pay more attention to how you prepare your food. For example, avoid cooking meat at high temperatures such as deep-frying. Grilling or roasting meat and seafood directly over an open flame can form carcinogens. Do not eat moldy food because mold can cause cancer.toxins in many typesseedsCereals and peanuts may contain aflatoxin and fumonisin, which are inflammatory and carcinogenic substances.
Try to use fresh and natural ingredients when cooking. For example, choose fresh fish or chicken instead of chicken nuggets or meatballs, as these are considered processed foods containing preservatives or additives.
Many people tend to use pre-packaged, refrigerated foods because they are convenient. To curb this bad habit, try to plan ahead what you will cook for the day. This way, you will know what ingredients need to be thawed and be ready to cook when you get home. In fact, people who don't plan often tend to use pre-packaged foods.
Studies show that drinking alcohol increases the risk of head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, colorectal cancer, and breast cancer.This drink produces reactive oxygen species that can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids or fats during oxidation. This substance also impairs the ability to break down and absorb many nutrients, which is linked to an increased risk of cancer.
Alcoholic beverages are also known to increase estrogen levels, a hormone that raises the risk of breast cancer.Furthermore, alcohol can also contain many carcinogens such as nitrosamines, asbestos fibers, phenols, and hydrocarbons that affect conception and reproduction.
According to VNE
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