October pink month of breast cancer prevention. It is the month dedicated to raising awareness among the female population on the fight and prevention of what is one of the noises that affects women most. Born about thirty years ago in America, the Pink Ribbon campaign has spread over the years to the rest of the world, now involving 70 countries, including Italy.
The World Cancer Research Fund has drawn up the 10 key health recommendations and the cancer prevention.
The 10 recommendations:
Keeping yourself normal weight, with particular attention to the waist circumference. It is important to maintain an adequate weight from an early age, in fact those who are overweight during childhood increase the probability of becoming an obese adult and being more prone to the development of tumors.
Have an active lifestyle. Being active every day, walking more and fighting a sedentary lifestyle reduces the risk of overweight and obesity.
Limit your consumption of red meat and processed meats, prefer white meats, white fish and eggs and vary their consumption during the week.
Increase the consumption of whole grains, plant foods and legumes : consume at least 5 portions a day of fruit and vegetables and insert at least 2/3 portions of legumes weekly in place of other protein sources. Dietary fiber promotes intestinal motility, reducing the residence time of potential carcinogens.
Limit the consumption of food highly processed, rich in sugar and fat, reduce the consumption of snacks, snacks and fast-food foods and all those foods that favor the accumulation of adipose tissue.
Limit the consumption of sugary drinks, including fizzy drinks and fruit juices.
Avoid alcoholic beverages, or at least reduce their consumption. Alcohol has been included in the classification of carcinogens since 1988.
Do not use cancer prevention supplements, take advantage of nutrition to meet nutritional needs.
For mothers, breastfeed whenever possible. Breastfeed protects the woman from developing breast cancer and promotes weight loss accumulated during pregnancy.
Periodically perform the screening and, in the case of a diagnosis of cancer, follow the recommendations of the referring physicians.
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The risk of developing a tumor can be reduced by giving importance to diagnostic anticipation and therefore to prevention and taking into account that the tumor is indeed a multifactorial disease, but some of these factors can be controlled by changing your lifestyle.
