Confirmations and doubts recent studies
There are years to repeat that a healthy diet and adequate physical activity protect us from many types of tumors. But over time, received advice and suggestions from numerous studies, the most controversial one than the other, more confused than us as we have made clear. To make the difference helps us guide the "American Cancer Society", recently published in "Cancer Journal for Clinicians." In this publication, experts working after a comprehensive scientific literature also answer the most common questions on food, beverages, substances or food regimes on which we had many doubts in recent years: for example, organic foods or carbonated beverages.
Guidelines
Currently in the U.S. guide are general recommendations, among them: the pursuit of a healthy diet based on vegetables, choose non processed cereals, red meat consumption and physical activity. To make practice these tips, the experts are based on numbers. Starting 50-100k/kal per day, in order to prevent weight gain. Maintaining a healthy body weight is one of the most important tools to reduce the risk of tumors. At least 150 minutes per week may give moderate-intensity physical activity per adult with normal weight. Still important figures: 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day are also important for reducing tumors.
What to drink?
Two glasses with a maximum average size for men and one for women are allowed to sell alcohol units according to doctors. Suggested limit takes into account the positive effects on the cardiovascular system, as a result of lower consumption of alcohol, because if it was only for the prevention of tumors, it would be better not to enter alcohol in the mouth. These are only general recommendations, but in the guide mentioned factors related to diet and physical activity, as strongly related to the risk for several types of tumors and may have a greater significance, especially for those who have a kind familiarity with these diseases. Among these more specific advice, in addition to weight control, adequate physical activity and a good consumption of fruits and vegetables are also less popular advice from all of us. For example, to reduce the risk of prostate tumors (tumor more common among men) added in particular the restriction of calcium and the fact that not to exceed the recommended amount of food and drinks for this element. To reduce the risk of breast tumors (most commonly between tumors that affect women) is given more importance to the reduction of alcoholic beverages. Also it should be noted that the most important factor seems to be the total consumption of alcohol and not the type of alcoholic beverage consumed.
Red meat
To reduce the risk of tumors in the colon, the emphasis is above all the importance to limit the consumption of processed red meat and alcohol, integral cereal choice, not down below the recommended level of calcium and to obtain levels enough vitamin D. To reduce the risk of stomach cancer, highlighted in particular the reduction of salt consumption, pickles and processed meats, and to reduce the risk of touching from cancer of the esophagus, particularly recommended limit of alcohol (and more so of tobacco) and food too hot. "In any case, although the diet to reduce the risk to be affected by tumors is in line with that suggested for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and in general good health, it is important not to put what we want to stop, but what should we do to improve our living style "show doctors.
