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Posts with tag polyunsaturated fats
Posted Aug 7th 2007 7:22PM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: Skin Cancer, Diets, Nutrition
One in five Americans will get skin cancer. Those are scary statistics, but the first step in fighting any condition is knowing about it and how to prevent it. Obviously, one of the main things you need to do when you have skin cancer is protect yourself from the sun, but your diet also plays a key role.
Here are some suggestions for avoiding skin cancer through eating:
- Cut back on alcohol -- heavy drinkers are 65% more likely to get skin cancer
- Polyunsaturated fats are considered a good fat, but they can also weaken your immune system so don't assume you can go crazy on the vegetable oil
- Antioxidants are consistently linked to a decreased chance of cancer. To up your antioxidant intake, try to eat lots of the following: berries, oranges, spinach, grapes, kale, broccoli, beats, red peppers, carrots and much more. If you already have a healthy diet full of fruits and veggies, you probably won't need to make any changes.
