anticancer diet

anticancer diet

Clinical nutrition A popular term for a series of dietary guidelines promulgated by the American Cancer Society, NCI, and American Institute for Cancer Research, which are intended to ↓ a person's risk of cancer. See Folk cures for cancer, Unproven methods for cancer management.
Anti-cancer diet–guidelines to ↓ cancer risk
  • ↓ Fat consumption, especially saturated fats
  • ↓ Consumption of smoked, salt-cured, and nitrate-cured foods, eg bacon, ham, cheese, corned beef, luncheon meats
  • ↓ Alcohol
  • ↑ High fiber foods, including whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables
  • ↑Foods rich in vitamins A and C, carotenoids, eg leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits, and red, orange, and yellow fruits & vegetables
  • ↑Cruciferous vegetables, eg broccoli and cabbage
Other recommendations
  • Avoid tobacco
  • Avoid refined sugar and salty foods
  • Lose weight
  • Exercise regularly and vigorously
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