According to the World Health Organization, Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients. The term malnutrition covers 2 broad groups of conditions. One is ‘undernutrition’—which includes stunting (low height for age), wasting (low weight for height), underweight (low weight for age) and micronutrient deficiencies or insufficiencies (a lack of important vitamins and minerals). The other is overweight, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer).
Studies have shown that Diet trumps Tobacco as the leading cause of Cancer. However, according to cancer-prevention pioneer Dr. William Li of the Angiogenesis Foundation, the "problem" is not in what you eat but rather, what is actually missing or lacking in your diet (Poor Nutrition). The chart above was presented at TED Talk Long Beach, California in 2010.
The cancer-prevention diet is already known by most scientists and doctors and no less than the National Institute of Health has already been promoting the adoption of 10 to 12 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. The problem however is we simply don't eat them. This is largely due to ignorance and an environment filled with processed food. Cancer is therefore an unnecessary risk considering the simple solution against it and the dire consequences physically, emotionally and financially incurred if you acquire it.
Autopsy Studies of people who died in car accidents have shown that 40% of women between the age of 40 and 50 have microscopic cancers in their breasts; 50% of men between 50 and 60 years of age have microscopic cancers in their prostate; 100% of us when we reach our 70's have microscopic cancers in our thyroid. Clearly the risk of having cancer is present in all of us.
Studies have shown that Diet trumps Tobacco as the leading cause of Cancer. However, according to cancer-prevention pioneer Dr. William Li of the Angiogenesis Foundation, the "problem" is not in what you eat but rather, what is actually missing or lacking in your diet (Poor Nutrition). The chart above was presented at TED Talk Long Beach, California in 2010.
The cancer-prevention diet is already known by most scientists and doctors and no less than the National Institute of Health has already been promoting the adoption of 10 to 12 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. The problem however is we simply don't eat them. This is largely due to ignorance and an environment filled with processed food. Cancer is therefore an unnecessary risk considering the simple solution against it and the dire consequences physically, emotionally and financially incurred if you acquire it.
Autopsy Studies of people who died in car accidents have shown that 40% of women between the age of 40 and 50 have microscopic cancers in their breasts; 50% of men between 50 and 60 years of age have microscopic cancers in their prostate; 100% of us when we reach our 70's have microscopic cancers in our thyroid. Clearly the risk of having cancer is present in all of us.
