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Diet and Reduced Risk of Chronic Disease and Cancer

Further information: Diet and cancer

There is a strong relationship between lifestyle (including food consumption) and the risk of cancer and chronic diseases. Food choices researchers and medical policy makers recommended includes a diet that consists mostly of whole plant foods, that aims to meet nutritional needs through diet alone, while limiting consumption of energy-dense foods, red meat, alcoholic drinks and salt and avoiding sugary drinks, and processed meat. They recommended a diet that consists mostly of unprocessed plant foods, with emphasis one eating a wide range of whole grains, legumes, and non-starchy vegetables and fruits. The healthy diet is replete with various non-starchy vegetables and fruits, that provide different colors including red, green, yellow, white, purple, and orange. They note that tomato cooked with oil, allium vegetables like garlic, and cruciferous vegetables like cauliflower probably contain anti cancer agents.

A healthy diet is low in energy density and tends to reduce caloric intake, which may protect against weight gain and associated cancers and chronic diseases.

Migrant studies find that environmental factors including diet cause cancer and chronic disease. Human trials have reached inconsistent conclusions, and further research is being undertaken to clarify antioxidants role in prevention or treatment of cancer.

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