Are there general nutrition guidelines for avoiding cancer?
Ongoing research in the field of nutrition as it affects cancer indicates that it is prudent to observe the following guidelines: • Maintain body weight within 5 pounds of your recommended weight. • Decrease the consumption of animal fat to less than 20 percent of your diet, total fat to less than 30 percent. • Decrease the use of processed meats that contain nitrates. Also decrease the use of smoked, pickled, and barbecued meats. The scorched skin and fat from barbecuing contain carcinogens. • Increase your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole-grain breads to at least four servings a day. • Add 1 to 6 tablespoons of a fiber supplement such as oat bran flakes, unprocessed bran, or psyllium (contained in commercial products like Metamucil, Fiberall, and Penderm) to your daily diet. Fiber will also lower your cholesterol, to your daily diet. • Eat more yellow vegetables, which contain beta carotene, a substance that some researchers think may protect against cancer. • Use alco
