Foods That Help Fight Cancer

Been a bit quite lately, all thanks to the tonnes of exam scripts I've to mark but now that it was done and that I'm back, it's already October! Gosh, time does fly at the speed of light. Anyways, thought I'd share this valuable info I read on the Weight Watchers site recently. If you're still wondering about ways to ward off cancer through your eating habits, check it out:

Anti-Cancer Eating Plan

The following are some of the dietary recommendations from the American Cancer Society for reducing your risk of cancer:

• Eat a variety of vegetables and fruits each day, and include vegetables and fruits at every meal and for snacks.
  
• Eat smaller portions of high-calorie foods. Be aware that "low-fat" or "nonfat" does not mean "low-calorie" and that low-fat cakes, cookies, and similar foods are often high in calories.
  
• When you eat away from home, choose foods low in calories, fat and sugar, and avoid large portion sizes.
  
• Choose 100% juice if you drink vegetable or fruit juices.
  
• Choose whole-grain rice, bread, pasta and cereals, and limit consumption of refined carbohydrates, including pastries, sweetened cereals and other high-sugar foods.
  
• Choose fish, poultry or beans as an alternative to beef, pork and lamb. When you do eat meat, select lean cuts and eat smaller portions.
  
• Prepare meat by baking, broiling or poaching, rather than by frying or charbroiling.
  
• Limit alcohol intake to no more than 2 drinks per day for men and 1 drink a day for women. (A drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits.)

Besides that, they also recommend that we eat food that are rich in antioxidants like plant foods, as they do wonders in stabilizing free radicals that may damage cells and cause cancer. Sesiapa pun tak mahu kena cancer of any sort so as cliché as it may sound, you know what they say.. prevention is better than cure! It's now or never bebeh!