? Food contributes to the appearance of 40% of cancers in women!

Too much red meat, too much fat, too much salt, too much sugar ... There are probably many factors involved. However, researchers are now pointing two very interesting prevention tracks. First, we should reduce our consumption of trans fatty acids used by the agri - food industry that are found in biscuits, pastries, chips, pizzas, prepared meals using partially hydrogenated vegetable oils . The E3N study, conducted by the mutual MGEN and which has followed more than 100 000 French women for twenty years, revealed that they put our breasts in danger. Those who consume the most have a risk of breast cancer multiplied by two.

Another track of action: the daily consumption of vegetables and fruits.

Doctors advise to swallow at least five a day, about 400 g. On this diet, 20% of cancers, including breast cancer, could be prevented .

"At the present time, epidemiologists lean, above all, for a protective effect of green vegetables, says Dr. Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, director of research Inserm at the Gustave-Roussy Institute of Villejuif. Under what components? It is still unknown, but it is possible that carotenoids , folates (vitamin B9), vitamin C , phyto-oestrogens and some fibers are involved in this protection process. "