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| Here we talk about things you can do to prevent | | | | preferably little. Limit intake of sugar and sugar |
| cancer. | | | | products. |
| The cost of cancer is very heavy for society, | | | | 6 - Meat: Limit your daily consumption of meat |
| any action to eliminate the causes of the | | | | including meats. It is preferable to vary inputs |
| occurrence of a type of cancer is a benefit, not | | | | focusing on fresh meat, fish and poultry. |
| only in lives but also economic and social | | | | 7 - Total Oils and Fats: Limit consumption of fat, |
| development. Some cancers could disappear over | | | | particularly those from pork and beef. Choose |
| 90% if we could adopt a new lifestyle and | | | | moderate amounts of appropriate vegetable oils. |
| eliminating the causes of these cancers. | | | | 8 - Salt and curing: Limit consumption of salted |
| Cancer prevention is possible. Almost two cancer | | | | foods and use salt and table salt. Use herbs and |
| could be prevented by eating better. Moreover, | | | | spices to season foods. |
| early detection of tumors can often eliminate | | | | 9 - Storage: Do not eat food that, following a |
| tumors before they become malignant (cervical, | | | | poor conservation (humidity, heat) could be |
| colon, prostate and in particular). | | | | contaminated with mold. |
| There are currently three cancer whose origin is | | | | 10 - Conservation: Use the refrigeration and other |
| certain hereditary: cancer of the retina, kidney | | | | appropriate methods so that perishable foods |
| cancer in children and bone marrow cancer of the | | | | purchased, then kept at home, remain fit for |
| thyroid. | | | | consumption. |
| Some illnesses should lead a policy of vigilance; this | | | | 11 - additives and residues: The levels of additives |
| is the case for polyps (benign tumors) of the | | | | and residues are regulated so that their presence |
| colon. | | | | in food is not harmful. However, unregulated use |
| So Let's take a look at what you can do to | | | | or inadequate (situation in developing countries) |
| prevent cancer. | | | | may be hazardous to health. |
| 1 - Supplies of food and eating habits: Choose a | | | | 12 - Preparation: Do not eat too much grilled food |
| diet mainly based on plant products rich in fruits | | | | or the cooking juices. Do occasionally eat meat |
| and vegetables, legumes and other sources of | | | | and fish grilled over a flame, salted or smoked. |
| complex carbohydrates and little changed. | | | | 13 - Dietary Supplements: For those who follow |
| 2 - Maintenance of body weight: Avoid inadequate | | | | the recommendations outlined above, dietary |
| and overweight and limit weight gain to less than | | | | supplements are probably not necessary to |
| 5 kg in adulthood. | | | | reduce the risk of cancer. |
| 3 - Maintain physical activity: If your daily activity | | | | 14- Tobacco: Do not smoke. If you smoke, stop |
| is low or moderate plan 1h each day of brisk | | | | as soon as possible. It's hard to stop, but it's really |
| walking (or similar exercise), and during the week | | | | very dangerous to smoke! Indeed, all the food |
| at least 1 hour more intense exercises. | | | | tips less than quit smoking. smoking (cigarettes in |
| 4 - Fruits and vegetables: Eat 400 to 800 grams | | | | particular) is the cause of 95% of lung cancer - |
| per day of fruits and vegetables throughout the | | | | usually called lung-cancer (if not more, because |
| year. | | | | passive smoking has not yet been sufficiently |
| 5 - Other food-based plant products. : Eat 600 to | | | | studied). |
| 800 grams per day of a variety of cereals, | | | | |