Foods Give Best Cancer Protection

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) reports that whole foods, not supplements, are most effective in lowering your risk of cancer. To come to this conclusion, the ACIR reviewed over 7,000 studies on diet, physical activity, weight, and cancer risk.

In about 50 separate supplement studies reviewed, some supplements provided cancer protection, some provided no protection, and some were found to increase cancer risk. Results were very inconsistent when it came to supplements and cancer protection.

However, ACIR looked at over 440 studies on cancer risk and vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients in foods. The research proved to be far more consistent, and the ACIR panel came up with a few categories of nutrients that offer specific cancer protection. I added some specific foods packed with these nutrients to help you out.

ACIR also concluded that non-starchy vegetables, allium vegetables (onions, leeks, garlic), and fruits offer protection against seven different cancers.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 at 9:43 am and is filed under Cancer, Carotenoids, Folate, Fruits, Health, Lycopene, Vegetables, Vitamin C. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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2 Responses to “Foods Give Best Cancer Protection”

Healthy Diet Says:
April 11th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
This is a worthwhile site and I have bookmarked it as a valuable source for healthy diet knowledge. It’s true that a healthy diet is important. That’s how I found the Mediterranean diet - looking for a healthy way to lose weight! It’s fun too unlike a lot of stuff I’ve dragged myself into before. I became impressed by it after a few recipes were forced on me. Later, I learned of its capabilities through researched documents at Harvard University. They’re actually online. You can easily look them up. More and more findings indicate that it lends itself to reducing heart disease, bad cholesterol and other diseases. It’s also effective with weight loss. You can see more detail listed on the site in the link. Hope that’s OK?!
laurel Says:
April 17th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for the props! I’m a big fan of the Mediterranean diet too. Actually, I did a post on it awhile back. A study found that children who eat Mediterranean diets are less likely to have problems with allergies and asthma!

http://www.laurelonhealthfood.com/2007/04/08/mediterranean-diet-may-reduce-allergies-and-asthma/