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Whole grains to fight cancer
A review of many thousands of studies on diet, physical activity and body weight, led by the Global Fund against Cancer Research (FMRC) has demonstrated the benefits of a diet based primarily on foods of vegetable origin. Foods such as broccoli, berries and garlic would be strongly linked to cancer prevention. Beside that, don’t forget the whole grain is good to avoid cancer too.
The next time you go to a restaurant, remember this: the stale white bread can not compete with a generous meal complete in terms of taste and nutrition. Nutritionists recommend that half of our grain consumption (rice, cereal or chips) are from whole grains. Even sugary cereals to children and frozen pizzas are now loaded into ingredients for whole grain.
Whole grains provide great fiber, but that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, scientists are not sure yet how food components such as fiber and certain types of materials fat affect the risk of colorectal cancer.
Still, that whole grains contain other substances that may fight cancer (such as lignans, which act as antioxidants and saponins, which may prevent cancer cells from multiplying). Buy the “wheat bread 100% complete” rather than bread labeled “wheat bread”, the latter may contain processed grains. For more lignans, choose a whole wheat bread sprinkled with flax seeds or sesame seeds.