4 ways to increase your risk of cancer.Ready for a little reverse psychology? If you want to play patty-cake with a deadly disease, here's how: 1. Drink alcohol. Alcohol interferes with folate folate /fo·late/ (fo´lat) 1. the anionic form of folic acid. 2. more generally, any of a group of substances containing a form of pteroic acid conjugated with l-glutamic acid and having a variety of substitutions. , contributing to DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. damage. 2. Eat lots of everything. Excess calories contribute to obesity, a known risk factor. 3. Make your meats red and processed. They contain saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be and produce potentially cancer-causing compounds when cooked at high heat. 4. Choose refined carbohydrates. These may trigger overproduction o·ver·pro·duce tr.v. o·ver·pro·duced, o·ver·pro·duc·ing, o·ver·pro·duc·es To produce in excess of need or demand. o of insulin, which may promote cancer cell growth. If you want to lower your risk of cancer ... well ... you know what to do. Environment Nutrition |
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