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Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cancer Prevention

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Maintaining a healthy body weight helps to reduce the risk of many of the common and most fatal types of cancer. Regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and minimal sedentary behavior can help achieve a healthy body weight and reduce cancer risk. Consuming any amount of alcohol increases the risk of cancer. A diet high in whole grains, a variety of fruits and vegetables, low in red meat, and with little, if any, processed meat, can reduce the risk of cancer. Cancer survivors should follow recommendations with respect to nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention when possible. Healthy behaviors should be encouraged throughout life - healthy behaviors start early in life but adoption of a healthy lifestyle even later in life can still reduce the risk of cancer.

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  1. Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer, and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Rachel A. Murphy & Fidela Mushashi

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  2. Department of Biology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA

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  3. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA

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Murphy, R.A., Mushashi, F. (2023). Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cancer Prevention. In: Temple, N.J., Wilson, T., Jacobs, Jr., D.R., Bray, G.A. (eds) Nutritional Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24663-0_10

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