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Diet Linked to Cancer, Again
Latest research shows how anyone can reduce cancer risks:
- Don't smoke
- Reduce your weight
- Limit alcohol
- Consume a diet low in red meat.
These scientists from institutions like the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund in Britain have analyzed thousands of studies and produced several recommendations to help people lower their cancer risk through diet and lifestyle changes.
Men should limit alcohol consumption to no more than two drinks daily. Women should consume only one or none. Several studies have associated alcohol consumption with elevated breast cancer risk. The message here is you probably should not drink at all or limit it to red wine with your evening meal which is common in the Mediterranean Diet.
Other recommendations include avoiding cigarettes, red and processed meats, consuming a diet rich in vegetables and exercising 30 minutes a day.
The report reinforced the belief that what people eat and how fast they grow are both significant causes of cancer. For instance, breastfeeding reduces the risk of cancer for mother and child, and tall people have a higher risk of cancer than shorter people, the report found.
"We need to think about cancer as the product of many long-term influences, not as something that 'just happens,'" said researcher Dr. Walter Willett, of the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts.
The report, released jointly by the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, is the result of five years of study by nine teams of scientists, reviewing thousands of other research reports on the importance and effects of diet, exercise, weight gain and cancer.
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