Every year on February 4, 'World Cancer Day' (World Cancer Day 2023) is celebrated, the purpose of which is to create awareness about this deadly disease and to emphasize its treatment. Breast cancer is also such a disease, which is being victimized by women all over the world, and it is very important to avoid it. For this, you have to adopt a healthy lifestyle and stop smoking. Apart from this, if you include some special healthy foods in your daily diet, then the risk of breast cancer can be reduced to a great extent.
Green leafy vegetables are always included in the list of healthy diets. A 2012 study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that women who ate the darkest green leafy vegetables had a lower risk of breast cancer.
Vitamins, minerals, and fiber are found in beans which make it a very healthy diet. This can not only prevent breast cancer but also help in the weight management of women who are already suffering from this disease.
Women must eat Cruciferous Vegetables, in which phytochemicals called Isothiocyanate and Indoles are found.
Fatty fish is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, and antioxidants that protect against cancer. Women should especially eat fish like salmon, sardine, and mackerel.
Allium Vegetables contain many nutrients including organosulfur compound flavonoids and antioxidants which prevent breast cancer from growing. Vegetables like onion and garlic are included in this list.
