Anti-cancer must start from developing good eating habits

Many people will shudder when it comes to cancer. Auntie Zhang, who lives in Jiacheng, Raocheng, is a housewife. She wants to know what to do to help her family stay away from cancer. The reporter consulted with experts.

According to the introduction of Dr. Hu Yuxin, an oncologist at the Fifth People’s Hospital of the City, the basic prevention of cancer should be “to prevent cancer from entering the mouth”. If you pay attention to diet, you will greatly reduce the risk of cancer.

"Eat more vegetables and less meat" has been widely recognized by experts on cancer prevention. Hu Yuxin recommends that people who love meat eat less than 500 grams of red meat per week and eat as few meat products as possible; Daily consumption of white meat is best limited to 50-100 grams, only eat 2-4 times a week; salt and salted foods may increase the incidence of gastric cancer, the best salt for each person every day, not more than 5 grams. Be especially careful about the "invisible salt" around you. For example, potato chips and instant noodles in supermarket foods have the highest salt content. When dining out, high-salinity vegetables also make you “guard against”, especially stewed vegetables, stews, and Laoya soup; insist on eating 400 to 800 grams of vegetables and fruits every day, which can cause cancer risk. Decrease by 20% and eat 5 or more vegetables and fruits per day.

In addition, pay attention to the following dietary principles. Principle 1 Food diversity. Pay attention to diversification of food, mainly plant foods, should account for more than two-thirds of each meal, plant-based diet should contain fresh vegetables, fruits, beans and coarse grains, etc.; principle two, control weight. To avoid being overweight or too light, adults should limit weight growth by no more than 5kg. Overweight or excessive obesity can easily lead to increased risk of endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, and bowel cancer. Principle 3, do not eat scorched food. When roasting fish and grilled meat, avoid gravy. Fish, meat and bacon grilled directly on the fire can only be consumed occasionally. It's best to cook, steam, and fry food.

(Reporter Han Han)