Prevent Cancer Tips

Recommendations for Cancer Prevention

1. Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight.
2. Be physically active as part of everyday life.
3. Limit consumption of energy-dense foods; avoid sugary drinks.
4. Eat mostly foods of plant origin.
5. Limit intake of red meat; avoid processed meat.
6. Limit alcoholic drinks.
7. Limit consumption of salt; avoid moldy cereals (grains) or pulses (legumes).
8. Aim to meet nutritional needs through diet alone.

Special Population Recommendations

9. Mothers should breast-feed; children should be breast-fed.
10. Cancer survivors should follow the recommendations for cancer prevention.

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective. Washington, DC: AICR; 2007.