Do Fruits and Veggies Protect Against Cancer?
February 11th, 2006 | 01:52:12 pm | posted by ahkwong“A new study suggests eating fruits and vegetables does more to prevent heart disease than cancer. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that people who ate at least 5 servings a day of fruits and vegetables had a 28% lower risk of heart disease than people who ate less than 1.5 servings per day. Cancer risk, however, was not affected by the amount of fruits and vegetables eaten.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean a healthy diet has no impact on your cancer risk. The American Cancer Society and other health organizations — including the National Cancer Institute and the American Heart Association — recommend eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
“When you eat fruits and vegetables, you’re meeting your calorie needs with healthy food, as opposed to meeting them with sugar, fat, or low-nutrient foods,” said Jeanne Calle, director of analytic epidemiology for ACS. “Making good food choices is going to directly protect you from heart disease, but it’s also going to protect you from weight gain, and that’s going to protect you from cancer.”
Calle published a study last year that showed being overweight or obese can substantially raise a person’s risk of dying from cancer. ”
Source from: www.cancer.org
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February 11th, 2006 at 10:43 pm
Yes any fruits i,e, natural would be better than the processed food you consumed.
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