Cancer is a genetic disease, but the emergence of this disease is determined by environmental factors and also by dietary factors. It was long believed that avoiding the risks were reduced snuff, but there are more things to do in the nutritional aspect.
In recent decades, studies have shown that obesity and its metabolic consequences are factors contributing to the risk of some cancers. Therefore, preventing obesity through healthy diet is not only physical issues but goes beyond.
Obesity is a problem to be solved in childhood, since according to Lluís Serra, “50% of obese children in this situation continues into adulthood. Moreover, loss of traditional food, uncontrolled intake of sugary beverages and carbonated or low calorie food quality are some of the blame for the large number of existing obese.
In 1997 he published the first comprehensive report on cancer prevention through foods and a healthy nutrition. Among their findings, the report recommended, especially plant-based diets and plants, according to traditional food systems and dietary guidelines that apply in the Mediterranean region.
