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A defense against cancer
can be cooked up in your kitchen.
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Fruits, vegetables, and whole-
grain cereals such as oatmeal, bran
and wheat may help lower the risk
of colorectal cancer.
Foods high in fats, salt- or
nitrite-cured foods like ham, and
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There is evidence that diet
and cancer are related. Some
foods may promote cancer, while
others may protect you from it.
Foods related to lower
ing the risk of cancer of the
larynx and esophagus all have
high amounts of carotene,
a form of Vitamin A which
is in cantaloupes, peaches,
broccoli, spinach, all dark
green leafy vegetables, sweet
potatoes, carrots, pumpkin,
winter squash and tomatoes,
citrus fruits and brussels
sprouts.
Foods that may
help reduce the risk
of gastrointestinal
and respiratory
tract cancer are
cabbage, broccoli,
brussels sprouts,
kohlrabi, cauliflower.
fish and
types of sausages smoked by tradi-
tional methods should be
eaten in moderation.
Be moderate in
consumption of alco
hol also.
A good rule of
thumb is cut down on
fat and don’t be fat.
^ight reduction may
lower cancer risk. Our
12- year study of nearly a
million Americans uncovered
high cancer risks particularly
among people 40% or more
overweight.
Now, more than ever, we
know you can cook up your own
defense against cancer.
No one faces cancer alone.
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