| Cancer is one of the major causes of death | | | | which help reduce cancer. Papaya is believed to |
| worldwide. According to an estimate, it is believed | | | | prevent the absorption of nitrosamines from |
| that one third of deaths across the world are caused | | | | processed food and cultivation soil, which are major |
| by it. There is a general belief that cancer is a | | | | cause of cancer. While banana is rich in potassium and |
| hereditary disease. Though external factors such as | | | | red grapes are rich in bioflavonoid; the berries too are |
| chemicals, pollution etc are also believed to cause | | | | believed to possess anti cancerous nutrients. |
| cancer. Our lifestyle and food habits are major | | | | Fish: |
| contributory factors of cancer. | | | | This white meat is rich in Omega 3s and essential |
| The national cancer institute as well as world cancer | | | | fatty acids which act as a preventive measure |
| research fund believes in healthy eating to prevent | | | | against breast cancer. They are healthy for our heart |
| cancer. The five important foods to be incorporated | | | | and brain. The fish oil is believed to protect from |
| in our daily diet for preventing cancer are as follows: | | | | prostate and colon cancer. |
| Vegetables: | | | | Liquids:drinking lots of water, juice, green tea and chai |
| Broccoli, cauliflower, onion, garlic, carrot, sweet | | | | is essential for keeping our body healthy. Drinking 5 |
| potato, spinach, beans, avocado, lettuce, asparagus | | | | liters of water everyday washes down all the toxins |
| are some of the vegetables to be included in our | | | | from our body. While vegetable and fruit juices |
| daily meal to protect ourselves from cancer. Broccoli, | | | | provide essential nutrients and vitamins. Green tea is |
| cauliflower, kale contains antioxidants lutein and | | | | a rich source of antioxidant. It has been proven by |
| zeaxanthin which help reduce the risk of prostate or | | | | the American institute of cancer research that green |
| any other form of cancer. Beans, spinach, lettuce, | | | | tea contains phytochemicals which are believed to |
| avocado contain folate which is a preventive food | | | | stop the transformation of normal cells to cancerous |
| for pancreatic cancer. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes | | | | cells. |
| are rich source of beta carotene, a preventive | | | | Soy:it is a rich source of protein. At the same time |
| vitamin. Vegetables should be preferably taken in raw | | | | soy is also believed to be rich is phytochemicals |
| form as they are richer in nutrients. | | | | responsible for prevention of breast cancer. Soy can |
| Fruits: | | | | be taken daily as soy milk, tofu, granules, pulse. Any |
| Another important food group to be included in our | | | | form of soy proves beneficial except the processed |
| day to day life for avoiding cancer. Fresh, organically | | | | form. We should avoid soy chips rich in salt as well as |
| cultivated fruits eaten in raw form or extracted as | | | | other processed soy snacks. In fact any form of |
| juice prove healthy for an individual. Fruits like banana, | | | | processed food be it salami, chips, sausages or cool |
| grapefruit, orange, papaya, red grapes, strawberries, | | | | drinks is unhealthy and major cause of different kinds |
| raspberries; blueberries are few important fruits | | | | of cancer. |