These foods can prevent colon cancer

Try eating these foods to prevent Colon Cancer.

Brown rice
People who ate brown rice at least once a week reduced their risk of colon polyps—growths that may be precancerous—by 40 percent. The secret: Its high fiber content. Fiber contains a short-chain fatty acid that halts cancer cells’ growth. Brown rice has 3.5 grams of fiber in one cup, compared to half a gram per cup of white rice.

Salmon
A vitamin D deficiency may contribute to colon cancer, recent research suggests. Three ounces of sockeye salmon (half of a typical portion) contains 112 percent of your recommended daily value of vitamin D. Few other foods come close to its D potency.

Buttered corn
A compound in corn fiber, inositol hexaphosphate, prevents colon cancer growth, University of Maryland research shows. Add real butter for a dose of cancer-fighting conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).

Peanuts
Did you know the peanut is a legume, not a nut? Eating legumes—chickpeas, black beans, and peas—three times a week reduces the risk of colon polyps by 33 percent. Half a cup of peanuts contains more than 6 grams of fiber.

Ginger
Taking a ginger root supplement for 28 days reduced colon inflammation by 28 percent. Colon inflammation has been associated with the development of tumors. Take a 2-gram ginger root supplement or eat 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger with a meal daily, the study’s researchers recommend.

White tea
All it takes is one cup of tea a day to cut your colon cancer risk in half. Antioxidants in the tea could keep cancer cells from growing. White tea is especially powerful at blocking colon-polyp growth—even more effective than green tea.

Curry
The yellow pigment in curry—called curcumin—can kill colon-cancer cells.

Spinach
The beta-carotene in spinach may help fight colon cancer. An also, people who ate cooked green vegetables once a day had a 24 percent lower risk of colon cancer than people who ate less.

Mushrooms
For a cancer-fighting super meal, add cooked spinach to a mushroom omelet. White button mushrooms are rich in the antioxidant ergothioneine, which has cancer-fighting properties.

Black raspberries
Black raspberries for 40 percent more cancer-fighting antioxidants than the red variety.