Efforts to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer cases in the United States the world's highest, reaching 112.6 per 100,000 people. In the UK, breast cancer is the most common type of disease in women. Every year around 47,000 British women diagnosed with this disease and about 341 men as well.

Medicalnewstoday mention, breast cancer rates have increased from year to year. Believed that nutrition and lifestyle factors, such as excessive alcohol consumption, diets high in fat, low-fiber diet, and obesity, play a role in breast cancer risk. .

Mariette Abrahams, a spokesman for freelance registered dietitian, explains, today's increasingly high demand how the effort to prevent breast cancer and early treatment.

"In the future, we may be able to provide a more personalized dietary advice for individuals who have inherited a gene variant that increases the risk of developing breast cancer," said Abrahams.

But as early prevention, here are some ways to reduce the risk of breast cancer:

1. Weight control.

Make sure you do regular physical exercise, and choosing healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and low fat dairy products, so that your weight can be controlled.

2. More consumption of vegetarian

Eat more fruits and vegetables, fiber, beans, like soybeans, since it is known to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Try to eat at least five servings a day. Visit your nutritionist to help a simple way to include more fruits and vegetables in your diet.

3. Lower your intake of saturated fat

Avoid foods, especially saturated fat from animal products, and replace them with good fats found in avocados, olive oil, nuts, and salmon.

4. Reduce salt and sugar intake

Reduce intake of salt in every food you eat and avoid cakes, pastries, and cookies because they contain refined sugar.

5. Consider your alcohol consumption

Women who consume too much alcohol regularly have a higher risk of breast cancer. To reduce the risk, you are recommended to consume only 2-3 units per day, or 14 units per week. One unit is equal to half a standard glass of wine or 175ml.

Other factors may also reduce breast cancer risk, such as breastfeeding, consume enough vitamin D, and not smoking.