The Diet / Cancer Link
The Diet / Cancer Link: "The Diet / Cancer Link
Attitudes to the link between diet and cancer are changing fast. The World Cancer Research Fund was founded specifically to fund and sponsor education and research into the diet-cancer link. There is mounting evidence that the high fat intake in a typical Western diet, along with the low intake of nutritious foods such as vegetables, fruits and wholegrains, may be responsible for up to 35% of cancers.
The World Cancer Research Fund is the only major national charity concerned with the link between cancer and food, nutrition and lifestyle factors. Their report �Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective� gives guidelines consistent with those published by the World Health Organisation, the E.U. �Europe against Cancer� initiative and other authoritative organisations. The idea of an �anti-cancer diet� promotes prevention by strengthening the immune system directly and has partly led to the promotion of a �five a day� campaign for fresh fruit and vegetables.
The intensification of agricultural practices has led to a decline of between 25% to 75% in the levels of key mineral nutrients in farmed vegetables over the last 60 years. There has also been a rise in farmed fruit sugar levels, so much so that some �natural� fruit juices now contain as much sugar as a fizzy drink.
If we can source quality food, our cooking methods often destroy the nutritional content. Studies show that fresh, uncooked vegetables strengthen the immune system and increase resistance to many diseases. Cabbage placed in cold water and boiled loses about 75% of its vitamin C content. Similarly fresh peas cooked for only five minutes lose 20-40% of their Thiamine content and 30-40% of their vitamin C. About 50% of vitamin E is destroyed by frying or baking "
Attitudes to the link between diet and cancer are changing fast. The World Cancer Research Fund was founded specifically to fund and sponsor education and research into the diet-cancer link. There is mounting evidence that the high fat intake in a typical Western diet, along with the low intake of nutritious foods such as vegetables, fruits and wholegrains, may be responsible for up to 35% of cancers.
The World Cancer Research Fund is the only major national charity concerned with the link between cancer and food, nutrition and lifestyle factors. Their report �Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective� gives guidelines consistent with those published by the World Health Organisation, the E.U. �Europe against Cancer� initiative and other authoritative organisations. The idea of an �anti-cancer diet� promotes prevention by strengthening the immune system directly and has partly led to the promotion of a �five a day� campaign for fresh fruit and vegetables.
The intensification of agricultural practices has led to a decline of between 25% to 75% in the levels of key mineral nutrients in farmed vegetables over the last 60 years. There has also been a rise in farmed fruit sugar levels, so much so that some �natural� fruit juices now contain as much sugar as a fizzy drink.
If we can source quality food, our cooking methods often destroy the nutritional content. Studies show that fresh, uncooked vegetables strengthen the immune system and increase resistance to many diseases. Cabbage placed in cold water and boiled loses about 75% of its vitamin C content. Similarly fresh peas cooked for only five minutes lose 20-40% of their Thiamine content and 30-40% of their vitamin C. About 50% of vitamin E is destroyed by frying or baking "
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