Here are four simple truths on how to help avoid this cancer:
1. Eat more fiber. Fiber helps for maintaining regular bowel movements, lowers your cholesterol, stabilizes your blood sugar, and minimizes problems with pouches forming along your intestinal tract.
2. Only 3% of the American population eats its daily recommended value of fiber, 30g. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, most adults in the United States get about 15 grams of fiber a day. The lack of fiber is directly correlates to the increase in colorectal cancer.
3. Foods extremely rich in fiber that are recommended daily include:
– Kale, 1.3g per 32 calories;
– Oats, roughly 5g per serving;
– Beans (kidney, black or pinto), 8g per half cup;
– Cooked lentils, 5g per half cup;
– Quinoa, 5g per cup;
– All fruits and vegetables are recommended
4. A survey from the National Fiber Council showed that 62 percent of people mistakenly believed that meat is a source of fiber—but meat contains no fiber.
