Cancer Diet

Cancer,
one of the killer in modern days.
So, do we avoid all cancer causing or "said to be" cancer causing agent?
or do we eat only those "said to be" good for health?
or do we take a bundle of health supplements everyday as a "prevention"?

Three main principle for cancer prevention,
or for cancer patients during treatment for maintainace include:

* Balance diet (combination of fish, meat, egg, milk, vegetables, fruits and grains),
* Increase Calorie (to promote immunity and strength)
* Increase protein intake (fish, soya bean products, mushrooms)

All diet should increase effectiveness of cancer treatment, 
and at the same time, decrease toxicity impact of the treatment on the body.
Cancer patients do not have to purposely obtain nourishment diet, 
nor purposely avoid all types of food which might cause cancer.

 

~FIVE main cancer causing food~

• Excessive fat or oil, high calorie food (excessive meat intake / internal organ of animal)
• Deep fried food
• Grilled or Barbeque food: especially charred part
• Preserved or marinated food
• Sausage and bacon 

~Zinc & Selenium: micronutrient for cancer prevention~

Zinc:

Function : to restore injured tissue, improve taste and appetite

Source: 

• Meat: beef, mutton, chicken (esp turkey)
• Seafood: mussels, clams, oyster, fish, prawn
• egg, cheese, milk
• Grains: oats, millet, brown rice
• Nuts and Seeds: walnut, pumpkin seeds, chest nut, sesame
• Beans: soybean, black bean, tofu
• Others: carrot, potato, eggplant, cabbage, mushroom, fungus, black sugar, honey

Selenium:

Function: protect against cancer cell invasion and oxidation (antioxidant), improve immunity

Source:

• Seafood: fish, tuna, salmon, clam, crab
• Meat: chicken breast, mutton
• Egg, egg yolk, milk
• Grains and nuts
• Vegetables: onion, brocolli, celery,garlic, cabbage, pumpkin, tomato, carrot, mustard, mushroom

NOTE:
Avoid intake of processed food
e.g. canned food, sausage, preserved vegetables/fruits, instant noodles/beverages
Avoid intake of refined food
e.g. cake, desserts, white rice, flour, white sugar
Diet should include all fresh foods which are slightly seasoned during cooking

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癌症患者 之 饮食

我们身体每天都有意或无意的受到致癌因素影响，

那就必须每天心惊胆战的避开那些因素？

或是要吞服一堆保健品“保护”我们的身体？

或是直接放弃，痛痛快快的生活，反正都会中？

这篇部落，让我们谈谈，

—— 该如何“增效减毒” ——

就算是患癌后，什么样的饮食才能增加身体的体力和抵抗力？

癌症患者不需要特别进补，

只要维持饮食均衡（鱼，肉，蛋，奶，新鲜蔬菜和水果，五谷类），

和

各种保健活动（休作有时，散步，太极拳）即可。

也不需要特别的饮食禁忌，

只要避免五大致癌食物：

1. 过度食用高油脂食物，或餐餐大鱼大肉/动物内脏

2. 高温油炸的食物

3. 烧烤，烟熏 （特别是烤焦的部分）

4. 腌制品

5. 香肠，腊肉，或含有过多成分不明的保存剂的食物。

超级防癌食物包括：

1. 大蒜，洋葱，韭菜，芦笋等

2. 花椰菜，包菜，芥菜，萝卜等

3. 坚果和种子类： 核桃，松子，开心果，芝麻，杏仁等

4. 谷类： 玉米，燕麦，米，小麦等

5. 豆类：黄豆，青豆，豌豆等

6. 水果：橙子，苹果，哈密瓜，奇异果，西瓜，柠檬，葡萄，草莓等

7. 番茄，马铃薯，番薯，甜菜

8. 胡萝卜，芹菜，胡荽

其他：黄瓜，南瓜，青椒，菠菜，姜，姜黄等。

所谓的防癌食物，

都属于新鲜蔬果类。

肉类，海鲜类都不能吃吗？

《锌Zinc，和硒Selenium，都是抗癌的主要微量元素》

锌的功能：增加创伤组织再生能力，改善味觉和食欲。

食物来源：

• 肉：牛，羊，猪，鸡
• 海鲜：牡蛎/生蚝，螺，蚬，蚌，鱼，虾
• 蛋类，牛奶，起司
• 谷类：燕麦，小麦，黑米，糙米，小米，核桃，南瓜子，栗子，芝麻
• 豆类：黄豆，黑豆，土豆，豆腐
• 其他：胡萝卜，马铃薯，茄子，大白菜，菇类，木耳，红糖，蜜糖

硒的功能：抵抗细胞不受氧气侵袭，增强人体免疫能力

食物来源：

• 海鲜：鱼类，鲔鱼，鲑鱼，蛤蜊，螃蟹
• 瘦肉：鸡肉
• 鸡蛋，蛋黄，牛奶
• 小麦，干果类
• 蔬果：洋葱，绿花椰菜，芹菜，大蒜，包菜，南瓜，番茄，萝卜，菇类

避免食用精致食品，

如：白米，蛋糕，饼干，面粉，白糖等，

和

避免加工食品，

如：香肠，鱼丸，泡面，汉堡，薯条等。

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