A nutritionist says there are two foods we should avoid above all others if we want to reduce our risk of cancer. Nichole Andrews, a registered dietitian nutritionist who specialises in oncology, said: "I want to remind you that even though everyone's saying everything that you're eating is increasing cancer risk, it's not. There are only two foods that you eat.
.. that increase your cancer risk.
" The two culprits, Nichole says, are alcohol and processed meats. "That's it, that's the full list," she said, specifying that processed meats include "your pre-cooked meats, so hot dogs, deli meats, sausages, bacon" and that alcohol encompasses "all types of alcohol, including red wine". In her Instagram posts, Nichole also addresses claims about other foods often accused of causing cancer, such as sugar.
She clarified: "As a cancer dietician, let me clarify: sugar all on its own will not cause cancer [or] have your cancer grow quicker. If you have a diet high in sugar, you're probably going to have excess calories but..
. you can have an excess of any foods and then you're going to have a calorie surplus and then you're going to gain weight, gain fat tissue and it's the fat tissue that increases cancer risk." Nichole wrote an important explanation regarding the sugar-cancer connection, reports Surrey Live , stating: "Sugar doesn't directly cause cancer.
All cells (including healthy ones) use glucose for energy. Cutting sugar won't 'starve' cancer cells. What's actually linked to canc.