2019-05-01_Healthy_Food_Guide_UK

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10 HEALTHY FOOD GUIDEMAY 2019

isthenumber

ofminutesit

takestorecord

whatyoueat

eachdayduring

thefirstmonth

ofa newdiet.

Soundsa lot?

Perhaps,butit’s

timewellspent,

asscientists

havediscovered

thesinglebest

predictorof

losingweight

successfullyis

monitoringand

recordingwhat

youeat.So

writewhenyou

biteforbetter

resultsonthe

scales– andfor

your waistline.

23.

EAT ONIONS

TO LOWER

YOUR BOWEL

CANCER RISK

ADULTSWHOATEthehighestamounts

ofallium-familyvegwere79%lesslikely

tosufferwithbowel(colorectal)cancer–

a conditiondiagnosedin 110 peoplein

theUKeachday– thanthosewhoatethe

least,accordingtoresearchers.A new

Chinesestudyfoundthatcookingwith

onions,leeks,garlic,shallots,chivesand

springonionsis notonlytasty,butmay

helpprotectagainstcolorectalcancer.

Naturalsulphur-containingcompounds

andantioxidantsinthesevegarelikelyto

beresponsiblefortheirbeneficialeffects.

...ANDTAKEA TEST

Unfortunately,saysthecharityBowel&

CancerResearch,bowelcanceramong

youngerpeopleis ontherise.Studies

showanannualincreaseof6%inthose

aged20–39between 2008 and2016.In

youngerwomen,there appears to be a

linkwithobesity.

Regularscreeningcanreducebowel

cancerdeathsingeneralbyabout16%,

however,saysDeborahGilbert,chief

executiveofBowel& CancerResearch.

‘Catchingthediseaseearlyis a major

weaponinourarmoury,assurvivalrates

varysignificantlybetweenlateandearly

diagnosis,’shesays.Thecharityis backing

themeasureDigitalBowelHealthTest

home-testingkit,whichdetectsfaecal

occultblood(FOB)instools.It’soneof

themostsensitiveandhygienickits

availableandrecommendsnextstepsif

bleedingis detected.It costs£34.99from

measurebowelhealth.com– a donation

fromeachkitsoldgoes to Bowel &

Cancer Research.