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abern · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

List five ways to reduce your risk of developing cancer.

What will be an ideal response

Question 2

List 5 specific changes to your diet or substitutions at meals that you could make tomorrow that would start
to help protect you against cancer. List one change for each meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner, and one snack,
and one specific strategy overall

What will be an ideal response

joshbk44 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

(1) Diet - Reduce consumption of salt-cured, smoked, nitrite-cured, and high-fat foods. Increase consumption of
foods containing antioxidants (e.g., vitamins A, E, and .C
and fiber. (2) Alcohol - Reduce consumption of alcohol. (3) Tobacco - Do not smoke or use chewing tobacco. If you
currently use tobacco, stop smoking or chewing. Limit your exposure to secondhand smoke whenever possible. (4)
Physical inactivity - Exercise regularly. Regular exercise is linked to reduced cancer risk. (5) Ultraviolet light - Limit
sun exposure, and do not use tanning salons. Use sunscreen of at least SPF 15 to reduce your ultraviolet exposure.

Answer to Question 2

There will be as many answers are there are students, but examples are:
Substitutions:
Breakfast: Have a bowl of instant oatmeal with apples or cereal with fresh fruit instead of a Breakfast
Burrito at a fast-food place
Lunch: Have a cup of vegetable soup instead of a cheeseburger
Dinner: Start dinner with a green salad
Snack: Choose a cup of chopped fruit instead of a bag of chips at the Student Union
Strategies:
Start practicing Meatless Mondays
Go vegetarian for a week
Choose to experiment with a different vegetable every weekday
Try 3 new fruits or vegetables every week.
Shop at the farmer's market on Saturday