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According to the World Cancer Research Fund, adopting a healthy lifestyle, including not smoking, be- ing physically active and eating healthy can significantly reduce your risk of developing this highly preventable disease. This means that we as individuals have the power to make changes to our lifestyle to reduce our risk of developing cancer in our lifetime. The following are four dietary recommen- dations to help reduce your risk starting today. • Eat a diet rich in a variety of vegetables, fruits and whole grains. As the saying goes, "Va- riety is the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavour!" No one food contains all the anti- cancer molecules that can prevent cancer, so it is important to incorporate a wide range of nutrient-dense foods into our daily diet to in- crease the protective effect. Strive to create a rainbow effect on your dinner plate. • Reduce your consumption of red meat and processed meat. To simplify things, try focus- ing on more plant-based protein sources at each meal, and make animal protein more of a "garnish" or flavour enhancer. For example, in a stir-fry combine your sirloin beef strips with extra-firm tofu, or in spaghetti sauce reduce the minced meat in half and replace with a mixture of finely diced cremini mush- rooms and canned lentils. • Limit your consumption of alcohol and sugar sweetened drinks. Make water - still or bubbly - your drink of choice. • Eat fewer highly processed food products. A good way to achieve this is cooking at home more. No need to get complicated here; let the ingredients speak for themselves. Cancer is the number one cause of death in majority of industrialized countries, and affects not only the individual with can- cer but has a tremendous ripple effect. We only have one body, and it is up to us to take charge of our health because no one else will do that for us. 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