Nutrition against breast cancer

here are recommendations on what foods should and should not be consumed when affected by this serious illness. Here are some useful and universal tips:

• Whether you are premenopausal or postmenopausal, eat fatty fish and legumes, including soy (although there are divided opinions about soy, as many believe that non-genetically modified soy no longer exists). These foods can help prevent the occurrence and growth of breast cancer.
• Limit alcohol intake to a maximum of one drink per day.
• Eat foods that counteract the carcinogenic effects of estrogen. These include soy, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts), and wheat bran flakes.
• Additionally, consume a variety of green vegetables, which seem to prevent breast cancer.
• Eat more like Japanese women, or at least as they used to eat before World War II. The traditional daily diet of a Japanese woman includes: about 230g of fruit, 255g of vegetables, 85g of soy products (mainly tofu), 100g of fish, and very small amounts of meat, milk, and alcohol.
• To prevent breast cancer or curb its growth if you already have it, consume omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish and omega-9 monounsaturated fats found in olive oil. Limit the intake of saturated animal fats and omega-6 fatty acids, which are most abundant in corn oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, and margarine made from these oils.

Franjo Lenac