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Living longer, healthier and happier lives is a priority for millions of people — and avoiding cancer is a big part of the deal.
While providing our bodies with ample nutrients to fight off disease and prevent certain cancers is a start, people still wonder: What nutritional tradeoffs should I make?
HOW SMALL CHANGES IN YOUR DIET CAN RESULT IN REALLY BIG HEALTH PAYOFFS
In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, California-based nutritionist and health expert Susan Smith Jones, PhD, shared a few pointers about which foods to add to our diets for the highest chance of dodging cancer.
Here are a few cancer-preventing food options.
Sprouts
Sprouts are among the healthiest raw foods any of us can consume. While different sprouts such as alfalfa and radish sprouts provide excellent nutrition, broccoli sprouts reign supreme in terms of preventing and treating cancer.
A cup and a half of broccoli sprouts per day, in fact, can reduce our chances of cancer by 50%, advises Jones.
Health expert Susan Smith Jones, PhD, holds a plate of various sprouts grown in her kitchen. (Fox News)
While growing a significant amount of sprouts takes a matter of mere days, growing an actual head of broccoli with less nutritional value takes about 77 days.
“There’s hardly a better food on earth than freshly harvested sprouts that cost pennies a batch and take two minutes a day to grow,” Jones said.
Greens
All types of greens — such as spinach, kale, romaine, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and collard greens — will give us a bit of extra protection against cancer.
Eating spinach can provide extra protection against cancer. (iStock)
A recent epidemiological study — comprised of 206 other studies on humans — revealed that the most cancer-protective, heart-healthy and obesity-preventative foods are greens, Jones said.
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