myths about food and cancer
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Myths ABOUT
FOOD AND CANCER
#1 MYTH:Red Meat causes
Cancer
TRUTH:• Red meat is red before cooked and not
pale in color when cooked , white meat is pale in color before and after cooking.
• Red meat: Port, Lamb, Deer, Buffalo, and Beef.
• Red meat is important in the daily life . It provides so much protein, iron, vitamins
B6, B12, selenium and omega-3.
TRUTH:• Lean red meat having been removed fat
does not raise blood cholesterol or LDL of the consumers.
• Avoid frying meat with too much grease. Avoid using meat with fat as little as possible
• However, try limiting the serving size to three, six-ounce cooked servings per weeks.
#2 MYTH:Eating
processed meats
can’t lead to cancer
TRUTH:• Processed meat has been
preserved by smoking, curing, salting or adding preservatives.
• It includes sausage, bacon, hot dog, hamburger, salami and pates.
• A diet with a large amount of processed meat (more than 90g a day) increased risk of bowel cancer and heart disease .
TRUTH:The International
Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), recently said that Processed meat is
“carcinogenic to humans” based on
“sufficient evidence” that is causes colorectal cancer.
#3 MYTH:Fruit only needs to be fresh
TRUTH:Besides the health benefits of fresh fruit,
#4 MYTH:Sugar causes Cancer
#5 MYTH:All Carbohydrates are bad
TRUTH: Different Carbohydrates have
different effects
Some tips to use Carbohydrate
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