10 researched ways to reduce your breast cancer risk

Women’s Health

Margaret Cantwell

Stop eating this cancer-causing food

If you want to reduce your risk of developing breast cancer — give up sugar. Many studies appear to conclusively identify sugar consumption, specifically table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, as a major risk factor for breast cancer and its metastasis. And Americans are especially at risk because we consume 30 percent more fructose than we did 20 years ago, and the amount has increased year after year.

Read: 7+ sweeteners as sweet on your health as they taste

3 of 14

By Margaret Cantwell

Margaret Cantwell began her paleo diet in 2010 in an effort to lose weight. Since then, the diet has been instrumental in helping her overcome a number of other health problems. Thanks to the benefits she has enjoyed from her paleo diet and lifestyle, she dedicates her time as Editor of Easy Health Digest™, researching and writing about a broad range of health and wellness topics, including diet, exercise, nutrition and supplementation, so that readers can also be empowered to experience their best health possible.

View Author’s Archive