Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Food can Fight Cancer??



Food can fight Cancer??
No single food or food component can protect you against cancer by itself. But strong evidence does show that a diet filled with a variety of plant foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans helps lower risk for many cancers.

Foods Can Fight Cancer Both Directly …… And Indirectly

In laboratory studies, many individual minerals, vitamins and phytochemicals demonstrate anti-cancer effects. Yet evidence suggests it is the synergy of compounds working to get her in the overall diet that offers the strongest cancer protection.

According to American institute for cancer AICR’s second expert and its updates, carrying excess body fat increases the risk of seven types of cancer. Vegetables and fruits help us get to and stay a healthy weight because it is low in calories. Whole grains and beans help us in weight management efforts because they are rich in fiber and moderate in calories. Apples, blueberries, broccoli, cherries, coffee and flax seed legumes are the recently updated food that can fight cancer(according to the AICR)