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Healthy Weight
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Diet
  The Basics
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Alcohol Use
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Diet
It's been estimated that the combination of poor diet and obesity cause nearly a quarter of all cancers worldwide, second only to tobacco use. Add to this the fact that most dietary factors that help lower the risk of cancer also lower the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, and the importance of a healthy diet becomes even more pronounced. Click below to learn more about diet and cancer.

The Basics
General information about how diet affects cancer risk.

Community Action
Tips on how to promote healthy eating within a community.

Resources
Further reading and informational materials about diet.


 
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