| Dear Friends,
This weeks installment of the Cancer
Survivor Center's newsletter focuses on a report from the
World Cancer Research Fund and The American Institute for
Cancer Research titled Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity
and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective.
While our mission at the Cancer
Survivor Center is to assist survivors, the recommendations
for cancer prevention are in-line with our philosophy and
we strongly encourage you to follow the recommendations below:
Recommendations for Cancer Prevention
These WCRF/AICR Recommendations for cancer prevention are
drawn from the report. Each recommendation links to a page
with more details. You can use these links to skip to individual
recommendation pages, or you can start with the first and
follow links from page to page through the entire list.
- Be as lean as possible without becoming underweight.
- Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every day.
- Avoid sugary drinks. Limit consumption of energy-dense foods (particularly
processed foods high in added sugar, or low in fiber,
or high in fat).
- Eat more of a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and
legumes such as beans.
- Limit consumption of red meats (such as beef, pork and lamb) and
avoid processed meats.
- If consumed at all, limit alcoholic drinks to 2 for men and 1
for women a day.
- Limit consumption of salty foods and foods processed with salt
(sodium).
- Don't use supplements to protect against cancer.
Special Population Recommendations
- It is best for mothers to breastfeed exclusively for up to 6 months
and then add other liquids and foods.
- After treatment, cancer survivors should follow the recommendations
for cancer prevention.
And always remember – do not smoke or chew tobacco.
In health,
Riggs Klika, Ph.D.
Cancer Survivor Center for Health
and Wellbeing
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