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Cancer Prevention

American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society believes that the following recommendations, which are in line with guidelines of other health agencies, offer the best nutrition information currently available to help Americans reduce their risk of cancer:

1. Choose most of the foods you eat from plant sources
  • Eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day
  • Eat other foods from plant sources, such as breads, cereals, grain products, rice, pasta, or beans several times each day

2. Limit your intake of high-fat foods, particularly from animal sources
  • Choose foods low in fat
  • Limit consumption of meats, especially high-fat meats

Have Some Free Time? Here's our favorite extra info on Cancer Prevention...

  • Eating Right - Dr. Suzanne Dixon & About.com on Colon Cancer Prevention and Preventing Recurrence.
  • A Cure for Cancer?- Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus of Cornell University and author of the groundbreaking The China Study to explain how cancer happens and what we can do to prevent and reverse it.
  • The China Study - Excerpts from the book detailing extensive research which found that a plant-based diet minimizes cancer, in addition to other major diseases.  Chapter 3 (p.43) addresses cancer research.



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