Two Substances That Help Reduce the Risk Of Cancer

Food helps us by providing many essential nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Your genetic composition can make you vulnerable to some types of cancer. The ways you eat play a major role in increasing or reducing the risk of cancer.

Phytochemicals are non-nutritional substances found in plants. They protect us against diseases when they are in our bodies. Isoflavones and Lycopene are phytochemicals. Isoflavones reduce breast cancer risk for premenopausal women, while lycopene reduce the risk of prostate cancer in middle aged men.