Foods that help protect from the risk of colon cancer – ryan
The former Zamalek player, Ibrahim Shika, died at the age of 28, after a long struggle with colon and rectum cancer.
The American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund confirmed that proper nutrition is able to prevent colon and rectal cancer, noting that there are some foods that may contribute to increasing infection.
Research published in the Gamma Magazine of Internal Medicine showed that a vegetarian diet can reduce the risk of colon and rectum cancer by up to 45%.
Exercise greatly reduces this risk, as it is believed that physical activity helps to adjust hormone levels in the body and enhance bowel movement.
There are vegetable foods that contain many vitamins and beneficial nutrients, in addition to that fruits and vegetables help reduce the time for waste in the colon, which contributes to achieving a healthy diet in general.
Doctors also advise eating foods rich in fiber, and eating fish regularly, which may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, as some types of fish contain unsaturated fat that acts as a preventive barrier against cancer.
Some studies have shown that consuming large amounts of calcium and vitamin D may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, and it is advised to eat foods that contain vitamin C that reduce the risk of colon cancer.
Eating milk and dairy products is one of the factors that may reduce the risk of colon cancer, due to the calcium and vitamin D.