Cancer: a preventable disease

Anny Marietta — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:14:50 +0000

Each day may even help to reduce their personal risk of cancer. Although not possible to prevent any form of cancer, as about five percent have genetic causes. But 90 percent of cancers are environmentally determined, of which apply to each third tobacco smoke and poor diet as a trigger.

In the fight against cancer is prevention in the foreground, with about half of all cancer patient dies. Overall, the figures are frightening: Every year eleven million people worldwide suffer from cancer.
In Germany makes a diagnosis each year, about 400,000 people. Cancer is thus still number two cause of death after cardiovascular diseases.

The new report by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF report), based on the analysis of some 7,000 cancer studies, confirms and underlines the importance of prevention.

The recommendations for cancer prevention:

Do not smoke.
Stay as lean as possible and with a body mass index (BMI) ranging from 21 25.
Be physically active every day for at least 30 to 60 minutes.
Eat only low-energy dense foods (with a calorie content of over 225 kcal per 100 grams) and avoid sugary drinks.
Do you eat mainly plant foods. You five times a day to grasp fruit and vegetables and whole grain products you prefer.
Reduce the consumption of red meat and meat products to a maximum of 500 grams per week.
Do you drink a maximum of one to two glasses of alcohol per day.
Limit your salt intake to less than five grams per day. Food supplements are not recommended for cancer prevention.

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Cancer: a preventable disease