{"id":3191,"date":"2023-07-14T16:44:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T08:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/365cps.org.sg\/resourcehub\/?p=3191"},"modified":"2023-07-14T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:37:22","slug":"cancer-nutrition-myths-and-facts-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365cps.org.sg\/resourcehub\/cancer-nutrition-myths-and-facts-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer & Nutrition: Myths and Facts (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evidence-based knowledge is essential to identifying cancer prevention methods. Let’s find out together what lifestyle changes reduce cancer risk.<\/p>\n

1. Physical Activity versus Cancer Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Explanation<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is strong evidence that physical activity protects against colon and endometrium cancers and helps prevent excess weight gain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggestion<\/strong><\/td>\n– Limit sedentary lifestyle (watching television or screens, using electronic devices)<\/p>\n

– Be active with more walking and staircase climbing<\/p>\n

– Involve in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity weekly<\/p>\n

* Moderate-intensity: Can talk but cannot sing during workout (brisk walking, leisure cycling, gardening, swimming)<\/p>\n

* Vigorous-intensity: Cannot talk and sing during workout (running, fast swimming, fast cycling, aerobics)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2. Sugar Control versus Cancer Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Explanation<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is convincing evidence that consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks is a cause of overweight and obesity, which increases the risks of many cancers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggestion<\/strong><\/td>\n– Limit sugar-sweetened drinks and ensure daily added sugar consumption not more than 50g<\/p>\n

– Suggest drinks lower in sugar or no sugar added<\/p>\n

– Suggest usage of natural ingredients and artificial sweetener in meal preparation (stevia, aspartame, monk fruit sweetener)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

3. Wholegrains, Fruits and Vegetables versus Cancer Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Explanation<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is strong evidence that eating wholegrains protects against colorectal cancer, and that eating foods containing dietary fibre protects against colorectal cancer and against weight gain, overweight and obesity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggestion<\/strong><\/td>\n– Choose wholegrains as carbohydrate sources (brown rice, wholemeal bread, wholegrain noodles, oats, chapatti, buckwheat, millet, quinoa)<\/p>\n

– Include two servings of fruits and two servings of vegetables daily (one serving is equivalent to size of a fist)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

4. Processed Meat versus Cancer Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Explanation<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is strong evidence that daily consumption of 50g of processed meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%<\/p>\n

* Processed meat: ham, bacon, sausage, Chinese sausage, salami, fish ball, fish cake, crab meat<\/p>\n

World Health Organization claims processed meat as Class 1 carcinogen (cancer-related)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Suggestion<\/strong><\/td>\n– Consume very little processed meat and choose fresh raw meat instead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

5. Alcohol and Tobacco Smoking versus Cancer Risk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Explanation<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is strong evidence that consumption of alcoholic drinks is a cause of cancers of the mouth, pharynx and larynx, oesophagus (squamous cell carcinoma), liver, colorectum, breast (pre- and postmenopause), and stomach, while tobacco use is a leading cause of cancer and of death from cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggestion<\/strong><\/td>\n– Avoid alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking<\/p>\n

– If consume alcohol, men to drink not more than 2 servings daily, while women not more than 1 serving daily<\/p>\n

* 1 serving of alcohol =<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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1 can (330ml) regular beer<\/td>\n\u00bd glass (175ml) wine<\/td>\n1 shot (35ml) spirit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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