A long list of common cancers, appear to be closely related to food. The most dramatic statistics reveal that up to 30% of them could be directly related to the type of power that we, as a healthier diet, varied and balanced diet is effective for primary prevention of cancer and other diseases. For medical science is not easy to determine precisely what kinds of food-related cancer, or what its components are causing disturbances. However, the saturated fat and animal are associated with breast, colon, prostate, rectum and endometrium. Caffeine has been linked to some cancers, especially bladder cancer. Obesity and excess calories and increasing the risk of breast cancer, colon, prostate, endometrial, kidney,

cervix and thyroid. Alcohol abuse is associated with lung cancer, breast, rectum and oral cavity, while the salty, smoked and marinated, increase the incidence of stomach cancer and esophagus. Health organizations as the American Cancer Society have taken action and have issued a series of recommendations for dietary habits, such as: • Reduce fat intake to less than 30% of total calories from the diet, reducing the consumption of red meat, butter and animal fats. Replace them with lean meat, fish, skinless chicken and low-fat dairy products. Cook food boiled, roasted, boiled or steamed. • Increase the fiber content of the diet to 20-30 grams per day: Include fiber in all its forms: bread and cereals, vegetables, legumes, tubers and fruits, especially cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. • Reduce or eliminate alcohol and snuff. • Minimize the consumption of smoked foods, very tanned or cured, spicy, salted and / or vinegar. • Avoid very hot foods or drinks. • For frying and salad dressings and other foods, preferably using olive oil. • Avoid obesity Although food is not the only causal factor of cancer that we must consider, since in almost all diseases combined several genetic factors, environmental and behavioral, as a measure of primary prevention is very important to follow these recommendations.