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Foods to fight cancer : essential foods to help prevent cancer / Richard Bâeliveau, Denis Gingras.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : DK Pub., 2007, c2005.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 192 p. : ill. (some col.), charts ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780756628673 (pbk.)
  • 0756628679 (pbk.)
  • 9781405319157 (pbk.)
  • 1405319151 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.9940654 22
LOC classification:
  • RC271.D52 B45 2007
Contents:
Preface -- Foreword -- pt. 1. Cancer, a formidable enemy -- The curse of cancer -- What is cancer? -- Preventing cancer growth -- Eating to prevent cancer -- Phytochemicals and health -- pt. 2. Nutraceuticals : foods that fight cancer -- Cancer hates cabbage -- Garlic and onions ward off cancer -- The benefits of soy -- Tumeric : the anticancer spice -- Green tea : good for soul and body -- A passion for berries -- Omega-3s : the beneficial fats -- Tomatoes : the prostate's friend -- Anticancer fruits with zest -- In vino veritas -- Chocolate : a good obsession -- pt. 3. Day-to-day nutrition therapy -- Supplements : friend or foe? -- On today's menu : fighting cancer! -- Bibliography and index -- Acknowledgments.
Summary: "Discover the key foods that can help prevent cancer. One third of all cancers are linked to poor eating habits. Now, leading research explains why and how you can significantly reduce your risk of cancer by eating the right foods"--P. [4] of cover.
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Originally published: Montrâeal, QC, Canada : âEditions du Trâecarrâe, c2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Foreword -- pt. 1. Cancer, a formidable enemy -- The curse of cancer -- What is cancer? -- Preventing cancer growth -- Eating to prevent cancer -- Phytochemicals and health -- pt. 2. Nutraceuticals : foods that fight cancer -- Cancer hates cabbage -- Garlic and onions ward off cancer -- The benefits of soy -- Tumeric : the anticancer spice -- Green tea : good for soul and body -- A passion for berries -- Omega-3s : the beneficial fats -- Tomatoes : the prostate's friend -- Anticancer fruits with zest -- In vino veritas -- Chocolate : a good obsession -- pt. 3. Day-to-day nutrition therapy -- Supplements : friend or foe? -- On today's menu : fighting cancer! -- Bibliography and index -- Acknowledgments.

"Discover the key foods that can help prevent cancer. One third of all cancers are linked to poor eating habits. Now, leading research explains why and how you can significantly reduce your risk of cancer by eating the right foods"--P. [4] of cover.

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