Cancer: Food to eat to beat it

Diet plays a key role in aiding the body to resist cancerdefine, and some foods are better than others. No wonder an obese person or one eating a diet rich in saturated fats has much higher risk of cancer. On the other hand, including fresh fruits, vegetables and fibre in your diet greatly reduces the risk.

J. Robert Hatherill, a research toxicologist at the University of Santa Barbara at California, reveals how 30% of all cancerdefine in the United States is caused by smoking while a whopping 60% is caused by food (as published in vegsource.com website).

A simple tip to fight against diseases and in particular the risk of cancer is to eat a healthy well-balanced diet and take exercise.

Tips on what to include/avoid in your diet:

* Avoid 'red meat':
Eating red meat in large amount increases beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme which can actually cause cancer.

* Eat foods which are low in saturated fats:

Slash your intake of junk foods or fried foods, processed meats and full-fat dairy products.

* Add fibre:
Daily eat a diet rich in grains, fruit and vegetables. Not only are these foods low in fat and high in fibre, but they also contain antioxidantsdefine, which help to fight cancer.

* Do eat salads:
Add cherry tomatoes, red-colored Lollo Rosso lettuce and red onions in your salad as all these are rich on particles known as flavanols. You can also add citrus fruit skins as they contain a cancer-beating substance known as citrus limonoids.

* Drink alcohol in moderation as cancer risk increases with the amount of alcohol consumed.

* Avoid highly processed foods:

They commonly contain Trans fatty acids, chemicals and high amount of sugar that can be cancer-promoting.

* Eat foods that contain plenty of low-fat protein such as eggs, fish and yogurt.

* Avoid eating pasta, bread and sugar.