Cancer Can Be Prevented And Controlled With Food

By Qudsia Ibrahim | Dec 24, 2016 | 11:22 AM EST

Controlling a disease through food is quite possible even if it is as serious as cancer. If alcohol, cigarettes, and excessive caffeine can increase cancer risks, other foods rich win certain vitamins and minerals can possibly help the body to prevent or control it.

There are lifesaving foods that have earned fame all around the world for their strong nutritional components that can fight cancer. These foods are easily available in different climates and geographic set ups.

What a man eats and what he does not eat has deep impacts on his health. Fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, ethically grown animal meat and nuts hold great value for human health. The mineral and vitamin compound in these natural diets helps the body to maintain healthy status and fight cancer.

Cancer is a collection of related diseases. All sorts of cancer, some body cells start dividing excessively and nonstop. These form tumors. Some cancer cells can break off their original place and travel to other parts in the body either through the blood or the lymph system to form new tumors, writes Cancer.gov.

Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types of cancer, some of the body's cells begin to divide without stopping and spread into surrounding tissues.

According to Helpline Guide there is no one food that can fight cancer or prevent it. In fact, it is a plant-based balanced diet comprising of a good supply of minerals and vitamins that can provision your body with the strength to fight cancer.

The key to fight or prevent cancer is to increase antioxidants in the diet like vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables. Other vitamins include vitamin E, beta-carotene and selenium. These mighty vitamins regulate the function of cells in the human body and protect it against fighycancer.

Ample consumption of fruits helps stomach and lungs to avid cancer. Vegetables like carrots, squash, Brussels and sprouts reduce chances of pharynx, larynx, lungs and mouth cancer. Esophageal and stomach cancer can easily be avoided by beans, spinach, and broccoli.  

Berries, peas, bell pepper, dark leafy greens, and oranges are rich in vitamin C and thus have broad spectrum ability to fight against cancer. Prostate cancer risk is considerably lowered by foods high in lycopene, such as guava, tomatoes, and watermelon.

One thing is of main importance in the consumption of these foods - keep them less processed. To make them more efficient, their vitamins and nutrients must be kept intact!

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