| By epidemiological studies and by direct trials, much | | | | same result.Some studies have indicated that drinking |
| evidence has by now been gathered about the | | | | coffee reduces the incidence of cancer, but others |
| cancer prevention effects of certain diet measures, | | | | studies have thrown doubt upon these |
| of specific food sources and of specific supplements | | | | results.SUPPLEMENTS OF VITAMINS AND OTHER |
| of natural substances.GENERAL DIET ADVICESA diet | | | | SUBSTANCESHere are listed the most important |
| with the aim of preventing cancer is generally the | | | | cancer preventing effects suggested by results from |
| same as a diet to prevent heart disease and other | | | | recent projects. However, research is going on, and |
| diseases. Here are the general diet advices- Avoid or | | | | these results are not yet complete or absolutely |
| reduce the amount of food that are industrially | | | | certain.These substances give general cancer |
| processed, artificially made or heavily fried.- Eat fish | | | | prevention effects: Sulforaphanes found in broccoli |
| at least every second day. Also eat seafood and | | | | and other cruciferous vegetables.Colo-rectal cancer: |
| fouls.- Do not eat very much red meat.- Eat 5 fruits | | | | These substances help protect against colo-rectal |
| or vegetables each day. Each piece should be of the | | | | cancer: Vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), Folic acid / folate in |
| size of an apple or carrot. They should be raw or | | | | combination with other B-vitamins, Selenium, |
| carefully boiled so that the nutrients are not washed | | | | Indol-3-carbinol from cruciferous vegetables, Genistein |
| out.- Eat full corn bread, full corn cereals, peas, beans | | | | from soy, and possibly also vitamin D. Alfa-tocoferol |
| and potatoes.- Eat just a moderate amount of fat.- | | | | (a kind of Vitamin E) may help, but project results |
| Ideally most fat you eat, should be of the type | | | | are not conclusive jet.Gastric cancer: Substances that |
| mono-unsaturated. You also need some | | | | may help prevent gastric cancer, and even help cure |
| poly-unsaturated fat of the types omega-3, and | | | | changes that can evolve into gastric cancer are: |
| omega 6, but not too much of omega-6. The | | | | Vitamin C, Beta-carotene, (a precursor of vitamin A), |
| consumption of saturated fat should be moderate.- In | | | | Alfa-tocoferol (a kind of Vitamin E), Indol-3-carbinol |
| order to achieve right fat balance, much of the fat | | | | from cruciferous vegetables, Genistein from |
| supply should come from a blending of sources like | | | | soy.Breast Cancer: The incidence of breast cancer |
| olive, olive oil, canola oil, nuts, nut oil, sunflower, | | | | can be lowered by: Folic acid / folate, Vitamin B-6 |
| sunflower oil, fish and fish oil.- Use only a moderate | | | | (pyridoxine), Selenium, and possibly vitamin D.Prostate |
| amount of soy oil and corn oil in the diet. Only using | | | | Cancer: These substances may help protect against |
| such oil types will give you too muchmuch | | | | Prostate cancer: Selenium and Alfa-tocoferol (a kind |
| poly-unsaturated fat of the omega-6-type.- Use just | | | | of Vitamin E). A long study is under way, but the |
| a very moderate amount of fat sources like butter, | | | | results from the study are not conclusive yet.Bladder |
| coconut oil and palm oil. A high consumption of these | | | | cancer: The chance of getting bladder cancer is |
| fat sources gives you too much saturated fat.- Avoid | | | | possibly lowered by alfa-tocoferol (a kind of Vitamin |
| altogether fat that has been chemically altered, giving | | | | E).Lung cancer: Substances that gives protection |
| so-called trans-fat. This type of fat is often found in | | | | against Lung Cancer are: Isoflavones from soy. |
| margarine, cookies, snacks, fast food and other | | | | Indol-3-carbinol from broccoli and other crusiferous |
| pre-made food.- Consume just a very moderate | | | | vegetables, Genistein from soy and possibly Vitamin |
| amount of sugar, refined flour or refined cereals.- | | | | D.Results from research projects suggest that |
| Consume just a moderate consumption of | | | | supplements added to the diet to prevent cancer |
| tranquilizers and stimulants like alcohol and caffeine.- | | | | should contain many working substances derived |
| Use just a moderate amount of salt in the food. | | | | from natural sources, and that it is not wise to use |
| However, in warm weather and by hard physical | | | | heavy doses of just one substance.NUTRIENTS |
| work, you will need more salt.SPECIFIC FOODS AND | | | | THAT MAY HAVE THE OPPOSITE |
| DRINKS TO USEA diet with generally much fruit and | | | | EFFECTBeta-carotene and vitamine A supplements |
| vegetables has proven to help prevent cancer. | | | | may increase the chance for heavy smokers of |
| Optimally a person should eat five fruits or | | | | getting lung cancer and other cancers caused by |
| vegetables each day, and those should be raw or | | | | smoking, according to results from epidemologic |
| carefully cooked, so that the nutrients are not | | | | studies.However, these vitamins in the food does not |
| washed out by the cooking.Generally plants, fruits | | | | increase this risk. It is not clear what effect |
| and spices with a strong colour or a strong taste | | | | beta-carotene have on lung cancer in combination |
| have cancer preventing effects because of the | | | | with other supplements or by non-smokers. The |
| contents of bioflavonids and other | | | | results from these studies are also |
| anti-oxidants.Broccoli, cabbage, mustard, kale, and | | | | controversial.REFERENCESYou can read more about |
| cauliflower are vegetables with proven strong cancer | | | | food,supplements and cancer prevention at these |
| preventing effects, probably due to the content of | | | | sites:The Cancer Project: Center for Chronic Disease |
| indole-3-carbinole. | | | | Prevention and Health Promotion: |
| Onion and garlic are also thought to help prevent | | | | Holt is an internet consultant and marketer focusing |
| cancer.Whole grain and bread made of whole grain | | | | on health items. ----TO FIND natural medicines against |
| will help prevent colon cancer because of the fibre | | | | common diseases, for example: Over-weight, acne, |
| content and possibly also because of the vitamins | | | | eczema, hypothyroidism, fatigue, depression, |
| and minerals contained.Red peppers give a protecting | | | | hemorrhoids, joint pain, hypertension, high cholesterol, |
| effect against prostate cancer.Eating fish, and | | | | circulatory problems, digestive ailments, allergies, |
| especially fat fish, some times each week also have | | | | menstrual problems, respiratory diseases and more, |
| a protecting effect against prostate cancer.Evidence | | | | PLEASE VISIT: find supplements of vitamins and |
| points to the conclusion that green tea can help | | | | minerals to prevent disease, PLEASE VISIT: to reprint |
| prevent cancer. However studies so far undertaken | | | | with the author's name and link. |
| do not sort out all other variables that may give the | | | | |