Myths about food and cancer

1. Myths ABOUT
FOOD
AND
CANCER

2. #1 MYTH:
Red Meat causes
Cancer

3. TRUTH:
• Red meat is red before cooked and not pale in
color when cooked , white meat is pale in
color before and after cooking.
• Red meat: Port, Lamb, Deer, Buffalo,
and Beef.
• Red meat is important in the daily life .
It provides so much protein, iron, vitamins B6,
B12, selenium and omega-3.

4. TRUTH:
• Lean red meat having been removed fat does not
raise blood cholesterol or LDL of the consumers.
• Avoid frying meat with too much grease. Avoid
using meat with fat as little as possible
• However, try limiting the serving size to three,
six-ounce cooked servings per weeks.

5. #2 MYTH:
Eating
processed
meats can’t
lead to
cancer

6. TRUTH:
• Processed meat has been
preserved by smoking, curing,
salting or adding preservatives.
• It includes sausage, bacon, hot
dog, hamburger, salami and
pates.
• A diet with a large amount of
processed meat (more than 90g a
day) increased risk of bowel

7. TRUTH:
The International
Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC), the
cancer agency of the World
Health Organization
(WHO), recently said that
Processed meat is
“carcinogenic to
humans” based on
“sufficient evidence” that is
causes colorectal cancer.

8. #3 MYTH:
Fruit only needs to be fresh

9. TRUTH:
Besides the health benefits of fresh fruit,

10. #4 MYTH:
Sugar causes
Cancer

12. #5 MYTH:
All
Carbohydrates
are bad

14. TRUTH:
Different Carbohydrates have
different effects

15. Some tips to use Carbohydrate

17. Thanksfor your listening