Can a he althy diet protect against colon cancer? Scientists say yes. In an anti-cancer diet, you need to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, pay attention to high fiber content, and avoid processed foods and excess carbohydrates.
According to scientists, approximately 20 - 30% of allcancersmalignant are diet-dependent.Colorectal cancerbelongs to this group. Researchers are trying to prove the relationship between food ingredients and disease.
What should a he althy diet look like to protect against colon cancer?
- We eat too many carbohydrates, too large portions, and eat too rarely during the day! Ourdietcontains too little fruit and vegetables, fiber, whole grains, olive oil, omega-3 fatty acids. We eat little fish and too much meat. In the long term, this has an impact on the condition of the digestive mucosa, bacterial flora, constipation that causes cancer mutations … Eating fast food and consuming highly processed products subjected to high-temperature treatment also seriously damage our he alth! - lists the greatest sins of Poles, Dr. Mirosław Gałęcka.
So how should we eat to increase the likelihood of avoiding serious ailments related to gastrointestinal diseases, including colorectal cancer?
- Eat 5 times a day
- Eat small portions
- Enrich your daily menu with lots of vegetables and fruits
- Make sure your diet is high in fiber and vegetable fats
- Replace large amounts of meat consumed during the week with fish, containing omega-3 fats, supporting intestinal peristalsis.