The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) looked at hundreds of studies from decades of research over a ten-year period and created the Third Expert Report in 2018. It was a mega analysis comprised of the best data and research with the goal of creating recommendations for the prevention of cancer. Number three on their list of the top ten recommendations, after maintaining a healthy weight and exercising, is to eat a diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans.
Whole grains like oats, brown rice, and quinoa and whole-grain foods such as whole-wheat pasta and whole-grain bread provide vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and an abundance of fibre, shown to be an important weapon in the fight against multiple cancers. Whole grains use all of the grain, including the germ and bran where most of the nutrients are located. Processed grains lack these vital components and are nutritionally deficient.
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