Five foods against cancer
Cancer is one of the most feared diseases, being one of the main causes of mortality in the world. To combat it, nature offers us a great variety of foods that act as protectors against cancer. Whole grains, fruits and vegetables have anticancer properties. Therefore, take advantage of their properties and protect yourself by eating a balanced diet.
The family doctor Odile Fernández, is the defender of maintain good nutrition as a prevention against cancer. He says that one in three cancers could be avoided if a correct diet is taken. If our diet is loaded with fats, sugars, or refined oils we generate an environment of proliferation of cancer cells.
In the case of cancer patients, good nutrition will help to better tolerate chemotherapy, with patients experiencing less fatigue and pain when facing the disease with greater energy. In addition, it has been shown that some foods can enhance the treatment.
Tomato
The fresh tomato or its derivatives, among them the ketchup, are good allies for the prevention of cancer. According to a study carried out in the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Complutense University of Madrid, the lycopene containing tomato, to the ability to inhibit cell proliferation, while having an anti-carcinogenic and anti-atherogenic effect, which improve immunological mechanisms.
Extra virgin olive oil
Extra virgin olive oil fight Against the breast cancer. It is responsible for drastically reducing the levels determined oncogenes that are in 30 percent of patients suffering from this disease.
Broccoli
Sulforaphane and the isothiocyanates present in broccoli stop the process of cell proliferation in the early stages of cancer of the prostate, colon, breast, liver, bladder, bone, pancreas, skin or leukemia.
Nuts
A handful of nuts a day reduces the risk of breast cancer. These nuts contain many ingredients that, individually, have shown slow down the growth of cancer, including Omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants and phytosterols. Also, it has been demonstrated in the University of California- Davis (USA) that help reduce the size and growth rates of prostate cancer.
Wine
Men who drink about four glasses of red wine a week reduce the risk of getting prostate cancer by 50 percent. This effect must contain an antioxidant called resveratrol, which reduces the levels of male hormones, such as testosterone, which stimulate the growth of this type of tumors.
