How to Eat Healthy to Help Prevent Breast Cancer

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Help reduce your chances of developing breast cancer by eating foods that have shown promise in preventing it.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Cruciferous vegetables
High-fiber foods
Green tea
A healthy weight

Step 1: Eat your broccoli

Eat broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, and other cruciferous vegetables. They're high in indoles, which reduce levels of estrogen, a hormone that can feed breast tumors.

Step 2: Increase your fiber

Getting at least 20 grams of fiber a day can cut your risk, especially if you're postmenopausal. Look for cereals and breads whose first ingredient is a whole grain.

Step 3: Sip green tea

Sip green tea. It contains catechins, cancer-fighting antioxidants.

Step 4: Limit alcohol

Limit alcoholic beverages. In one study, having two to five drinks a day increased the risk of breast cancer 1.5 times compared with teetotalers.

Step 5: Eat less fat

Eat less trans fat, which is found in processed foods like cakes, crackers, and cookies. High blood levels of trans fat can double your risk.

Tip: The American Heart Association recommends a daily trans fat intake of less than two grams per day. Check food labels for amounts.

Step 6: Limit red meat

Don't have red meat more than twice a week. In one study, women who ate more than five servings a week for 12 years were 42 percent more likely to get breast cancer than those who ate fewer than three servings per week.

Step 7: Go easy on soy

Go easy on the soy, especially if you are at a high risk for breast cancer. Some research indicates it may stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Limit consumption to two servings a day, at most.

Step 8: Maintain a healthy weight

No matter what you eat, try to maintain a healthy weight. Overweight women are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The good news: Postmenopausal women who shed an average of 22 pounds reduced their risk by 57 percent!

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[jenniferinsanee]

thats why the video is titled 'TO HELP PREVENT' not 'FAIL-SAFE WAY TO PROTECT YOU FROM' .

[greycloud24]

did you know? cancer cells are healthy cells. they are overly healthy and they reproduce much more rapidly than non cancer cells.

[RainbowAteZombie]

@greycloud24 soo.... i dont get it.... lol i bad at science =p

[teanayd]

um less estrogen will i look like a guy?

[avriebell]

Guys can get breast cancer, too. They have breast tissue too, they just have less of a risk.

[parcoau]

step1: cut off your brest

[3Nekox]

LMFAO When I saw this title I saw only " How to eat healthy to prevent breast" and didnt see the cancer part. ;_;

[greycloud24]

@catherineful the cells themselves are overly healthy, the result of the overpopulation of these cells is the death of other cells. this is how cancer kills you. i was just pointing out a fact that many people did not know.

[catherineful]

@greycloud24 cancer cells kill you!!!!! not very healthy if you ask me

[smellysmo]

@BeautifulMind1982 Yeah I thought soybean ARE good.. help anyone?

[QuoGirl]

@Pheorach how about you post a trusted link about the benefits of marijuana. If the media failed to mentioned the benefits instead of the cons, then WOW the media is SLOW. Well, I found the info on drug-abuse.suite101.com but I still doubt the benefits will make a medical breakthrough. This will only make marijuana ex-abusers JUSTIFY their reasons for the drug.

[QuoGirl]

@greycloud24 source????