Cancer Fighting Foods: 4 Best Foods To Add To Your Diet

Cancer is the second largest disease in the world, leading to several deaths across the globe. According to the figures of 2018, total 7,84,821 people died from cancer in India out of which 4,13,519 were men and 3,71,302 were women. You would be surprised to know that in India, every 8 minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer. Apart from this, most of the deaths in women are due to breast cancer, whereas the highest number of deaths in men is due to oral cancer.

These figures show how cancer is counted as one of the world's most dangerous diseases and how important it is to prevent it. Recent research suggests that if you keep your diet accurate then you may reduce the risk of cancer. Let's tell you what things you should add to your daily diet.

Foods to Prevent Cancer

Nowadays, the trend of eating packaged foods, eating food in restaurants and eating processed foods has increased in the market. But have you ever noticed the nutritional value of such foods? It's zero, as there are no nutrients in these foods. Therefore, to avoid cancer, it is important that you should eat more and more natural things. There are lots of fruits and vegetables in the market, and eating them can prevent you from the risk of cancer. Fruits and vegetables contain a lot of minerals and antioxidants, which helps in increasing the body's immune system. By eating:

• green leafy vegetables
• turmeric
• ginger
• basil
• fruits 
• cashew nuts 
• almonds
• nuts

you can avoid cancer because all these foods contain many antioxidants.

Vegetables to Prevent Cancer

Usually, all types of vegetables are good for health. Vegetables with different colors contain different antioxidants, and these all are essential for the body. So eat as much as colored vegetables. But keep in mind that there are some vegetables, which reduce the risk of cancer as they contain anti-cancer antioxidants. These vegetables are: 

• broccoli
• cabbage 
• garlic
• tomatoes 
• carrots
• beans

Eat broccoli and beans as it helps remove all kinds of diseases.

Herbs to Prevent Cancer

Various types of spices are used to enhance taste and aroma in Indian food. If you take readymade spices from the market, then it's time to change your habit. Buy raw spices from the market and grind them at home to make a mixture of spices. There are many such spices, whose daily consumption can decrease the chance of cancer in your body. These spices are:

• turmeric
• cinnamon 
• nutmeg
• cloves

are the main ones. Here's the point to note that these spices are beneficial, but you do not have to consume them in a very high quantity. Put all the spices in your food daily in a little quantity.

Fruits to Prevent Cancer

Just like all the vegetables, all the fruits are also beneficial for the body. Different antioxidants are available from different fruits and all these are essential. But there are some fruits, which can reduce the risk of cancer such as:

• all types of berries- raspberry, blueberry, gooseberry, strawberry, blackberry 
• citrus fruits-lemon, orange
• avocado
• kiwi
• apple
• pineapple
• pears

should be consumed. Eating berries at least thrice a week can help prevent cancer.

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