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How to counteract cancer-causing cocktails
This weekend will be full of celebration. It is the New Year, after all…
And, usually, that means there is at least a little alcohol involved.
There’s no harm in that, right, as long as you follow the rules of healthy alcohol consumption…
No more than two drinks per day if you’re a man and one drink per day if you’re a woman. But if you’re a woman, there’s something you should know…
Whether you’re having one drink at a party or a daily glass of wine with dinner — alcohol increases your risk for breast cancer.
I know this information seems contradictory… Isn’t a glass of red wine a day supposed to be healthy?
Well, the truth is, it may reduce your risk of other health problems (like heart disease). But when it comes to cancer, drinking even one drink per day isn’t such a healthy habit.
The latest review of the available research found that one drink per day puts both pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women at an increased risk for breast cancer.
But if the idea of skipping the champagne toast at midnight is a downer, don’t worry. There’s something you can do to counteract the negative effects of cancer-causing cocktails…
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If you’re going to drink, you need to exercise…
In a comprehensive report that analyzed 119 studies (which included 12 million women and 260,000 cases of breast cancer), researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center looked closely at the relationship between diet, physical activity and breast cancer.
They determined that drinking 10 grams of alcohol per day (about the size of a small glass of wine or beer) increases the risk of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women by 5 percent and post-menopausal women by 9 percent.
Now, that may not seem like a lot. But if you add that to other common risk factors like not getting enough exercise and holding on to a few extra pounds, it can really add up…
In fact, the American Institute for Cancer Research believes that if women stopped drinking alcohol, stayed physically active and maintained a healthy body weight, it would prevent one in three cases of breast cancer.
So, does that mean it’s time to give up your night cap?
Well, not necessarily. If you really enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, just make sure you head to the gym or hit the pavement at some point during your day too. Researchers found that the women who were most active lowered their breast cancer risk by 17 percent if they were pre-menopausal and 10 percent if they were post-menopausal.
Eating healthy also lowers your breast cancer risk by helping you keep your weight down. And certain foods seem to influence your risk for the better too, like non-starchy vegetables, dairy, calcium-rich foods and foods high in carotenoids.
Carotenoids are some of the more potent lipid-based antioxidants in your diet. Since antioxidants block the oxidative stress caused by free radicals, these carotenoids could help you live cancer-free.
In fact, one study showed that individual carotenoids of various types were linked to a reduction in breast cancer risk of nearly 20 percent. And, an analysis of eight other studies found a similarly sized effect for women with high levels of circulating carotenoids.
In other words, there are ways to stack the odds in your favor while still enjoying a drink occasionally. But if you feel like you can take or leave your daily drink, you’re probably better off doing without.
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Just one alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, exercise lowers risk — ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
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J. Lowry, K. Kapphahn, R. Chlebowski, C. I. Li. “Alcohol Use and Breast Cancer Survival among Participants in the Women’s Health Initiative.” — Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2016; 25 (8): 1268.
By Margaret Cantwell
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