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Five Foods To Fend Off Cancer

Taking a trip to the grocery store? Make sure to check out these 5 foods that are packed with cancer-fighting nutrients, making them both delicious and great from you. Here’s a roundup of our favourites, as well as our tips for how to incorporate them into a quick and easy meal. Green Tea Caffeine and […]

Taking a trip to the grocery store? Make sure to check out these 5 foods that are packed with cancer-fighting nutrients, making them both delicious and great from you.

Here’s a roundup of our favourites, as well as our tips for how to incorporate them into a quick and easy meal.

Green Tea

Caffeine and antioxidants help damaged cells die, lowering the chance they’ll turn cancerous, says Dr Chung Yang, a cancer researcher

Tip: Bottled green tea may have added sugar, while fresh tea has none ( unless you add it). Pick up a box of plain caffeinated green tea bags and brew your own.

Green Tea

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Trout

Omega-3 fatty acids in this coldwater fish may prevent cancer-promoting inflammation, says oncologist Neil Lyengar

Tip: Wrap a trout fillet in foil with a little oil, salt, pepper and orange slices. Bake at 230 degrees until flaky, 15-20 minutes. Serve it with bulgur wheat.

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Bulgur Wheat

As your whole grain intake goes up, your overall cancer risk may drop, a review in BMJ suggests. It could be fibre. Bulgur has over 50 per cent more of it than quinoa does.

Tip: Swap your moning oats for bulgur; toss it into a salads at lunch; or prepare it with garlic, spring onions and ginger and top with trout or salmon for an easy dinner.

Navy Beans

Every 10 grams of fibre ( 1/2 cup of navy beans) you eat daily may cut your colorectal cancer risk by 11 per cent, according to the American institute for Cancer Research.

Tip: These beans are tender and midl, perfect for stews and soups. Drain a can, rinse the beans and add them as you would meat to your favourite chilli con carne recipe

Pumkin Seeds

Don’t toss ’em in the trash! Pumkin seeds have more of a type of potentially prostate-cancer-fighting vitamin E, called gamma-tocopherol, than other nuts and seeds.

Tip: Toss a handful of shelled, unsalted pumkin seeds into your trial mix, salad or bulgur dish to add texture, or roast them for a crunchy, satisfying afternoon snack.

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