Anticancer Diets
You can reduce your chances of developing cancer
and several chronic diseases by making healthy food choices. An anticancer diet is an important
strategy to prevent cancer. The best way
to reduce your risk of cancer is to consume anticancer foods, to eat more
antioxidant foods, and to avoid carcinogenic foods.
There are various foods which
has anticancer activities. Most of them can be found in plant foods, including
fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are rich in cancer-fighting
nutrients and non-nutrients (phytochemicals). Recent studies found, in several
compounds show a very strong anticancer activity. It contains polyphenol
compounds which have bioactivity potential to anticancer.
Another way to reduce the risk of cancer is to eat more
antioxidant foods. Antioxidants are found in certain foods and may prevent some
of the damage caused by free radicals by neutralizing them. The body can cope
with some free radicals and needs them to function effectively. However, the
damage caused by an overload of free radicals over time may become irreversible
and lead to certain diseases, such as
cancer. Plant foods are rich sources of antioxidants. They are most abundant in
fruits and vegetables, as well as other foods including nuts, whole grains, and
some meats, poultry, and fish.
The other important way is to avoid foods that are
carcinogenic potent. The
FDA and WHO also remain concerned about the presence in food of acrylamides,
a known carcinogen that forms from sugar and amino acids when cooked at high
temperatures. That’s why you have to cook until it’s golden-yellow,
not brown or even black.
There are no foods that can cure cancer, however, foods contain
some compounds which can prevent cancer. The best way to prevent cancer is to
start anticancer diets, including consume anticancer foods, eat more
antioxidant foods, and avoid carcinogenic foods. Those kinds of foods is rich
in plant foods, such as fruits and vegetables.
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