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2006-4-19
Balanced Diet Can Reduce Cancer by 40%
A recent survey shows that a reasonable diet can reduce the occurrence of cancer by 40%, with a balanced diet being the prerequisite for dietary cancer prevention. This was the advice given by experts at a recent cancer prevention event held in Tianjin.
Experts pointed out that the development of cancer can be roughly divided into three stages: the initiation stage, where the DNA of normal cells is damaged and cancer genes are "awakened"; the promotion stage, where cell division accelerates and the process of canceration begins; and the progression stage, where tumors worsen or even metastasize. Diet mainly plays a role in the second and third stages. If the nutritional components of various foods in the diet are properly combined, it can effectively block and delay the cancer process; otherwise, it may promote the formation of cancer lesions.
Experts say that 35%-40% of malignant tumors are related to diet, including esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer. Many people have misconceptions about diet, believing that "high-end, refined foods are necessarily nutritious" or "eating more fish, shrimp, beans, fruits, and vegetables will definitely prevent cancer." In fact, the nutritional components of one or a certain type of food cannot fully meet the body's nutritional needs. Any monotonous dietary pattern or picky eating habit can lead to an excess of some nutrients and a deficiency of others, causing nutritional imbalance, one of the adverse consequences of which is the induction of cancer.
Experts emphasize that cancer prevention mainly stresses a balanced diet rather than excessive intake of individual nutrients. The diet should be sufficiently nutritious and diverse, with plant-based foods accounting for more than two-thirds, including vegetables, fruits, and beans.
Poor Diet in Childhood Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
A recent study published in the "International Journal of Cancer" shows that the likelihood of adult women developing breast cancer may be related to their dietary habits during childhood.
The report was published by Dr. Karin Michels and others from Harvard Medical School. They conducted a survey of 582 nurses with breast cancer and 1,569 healthy nurses, including a questionnaire on 30 common foods answered by their mothers to understand their dietary habits between the ages of 3 and 5.
The analysis of the responses showed that frequent consumption of French fries during preschool years increases the risk of breast cancer in women, with each additional serving per week increasing the risk by 27%; whereas regular consumption of whole milk during preschool years reduces the risk, with each additional cup per day decreasing the risk by 10%. The responses also indicated that the level of nutrition does not seem to be related to the incidence of breast cancer.
Michels stated that the above research suggests that the dietary structure in early childhood may have a significant relationship with the incidence of breast cancer, even more so than the dietary structure in adulthood. However, she also emphasized that these results need further verification by other studies, and that the mothers of the surveyed nurses, knowing whether their daughters had breast cancer, might have been influenced in their responses.
Source: http://www. takungpao. com/ news/ 06/ 04/ 19/ GY- 554279. htm
Daily Diet Strongly Linked to Cancer
Balanced Diet Can Reduce Cancer by 40%
A recent survey shows that a reasonable diet can reduce the occurrence of cancer by 40%, with a balanced diet being the prerequisite for dietary cancer prevention. This was the advice given by experts at a recent cancer prevention event held in Tianjin.
Experts pointed out that the development of cancer can be roughly divided into three stages: the initiation stage, where the DNA of normal cells is damaged and cancer genes are "awakened"; the promotion stage, where cell division accelerates and the process of canceration begins; and the progression stage, where tumors worsen or even metastasize. Diet mainly plays a role in the second and third stages. If the nutritional components of various foods in the diet are properly combined, it can effectively block and delay the cancer process; otherwise, it may promote the formation of cancer lesions.
Experts say that 35%-40% of malignant tumors are related to diet, including esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer. Many people have misconceptions about diet, believing that "high-end, refined foods are necessarily nutritious" or "eating more fish, shrimp, beans, fruits, and vegetables will definitely prevent cancer." In fact, the nutritional components of one or a certain type of food cannot fully meet the body's nutritional needs. Any monotonous dietary pattern or picky eating habit can lead to an excess of some nutrients and a deficiency of others, causing nutritional imbalance, one of the adverse consequences of which is the induction of cancer.
Experts emphasize that cancer prevention mainly stresses a balanced diet rather than excessive intake of individual nutrients. The diet should be sufficiently nutritious and diverse, with plant-based foods accounting for more than two-thirds, including vegetables, fruits, and beans.
Poor Diet in Childhood Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
A recent study published in the "International Journal of Cancer" shows that the likelihood of adult women developing breast cancer may be related to their dietary habits during childhood.
The report was published by Dr. Karin Michels and others from Harvard Medical School. They conducted a survey of 582 nurses with breast cancer and 1,569 healthy nurses, including a questionnaire on 30 common foods answered by their mothers to understand their dietary habits between the ages of 3 and 5.
The analysis of the responses showed that frequent consumption of French fries during preschool years increases the risk of breast cancer in women, with each additional serving per week increasing the risk by 27%; whereas regular consumption of whole milk during preschool years reduces the risk, with each additional cup per day decreasing the risk by 10%. The responses also indicated that the level of nutrition does not seem to be related to the incidence of breast cancer.
Michels stated that the above research suggests that the dietary structure in early childhood may have a significant relationship with the incidence of breast cancer, even more so than the dietary structure in adulthood. However, she also emphasized that these results need further verification by other studies, and that the mothers of the surveyed nurses, knowing whether their daughters had breast cancer, might have been influenced in their responses.
Source: http://www. takungpao. com/ news/ 06/ 04/ 19/ GY- 554279. htm