A cancer dietitian has revealed the one food she actively avoids to steer clear of the disease.
It's a surprising admission, but it might change your outlook on what food you order after your next big night out.
Cancer is a disease that most people actively aim to avoid, and given that Cancer Research UK predict that it will become 55 percent more prominent across the world in the next 20 years, there are no signs of it going anywhere.
But the fact of the matter is that your lifestyle can generally affect your chances of getting cancer, with aspects like smoking often playing a role.
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Health professionals have shared their expertise online in recent years, urging people to avoid certain things that can increase your chances of getting the disease.
Dr Nichole, best known on TikTok as @oncology.nutrition.rd, made a video last year warning followers of food and drink that won't do them any good in the health department.
The American said that she doesn't drink any type of alcohol, which includes red wine specifically.
Explaining why, she claimed that the grape-based drink can 'increase your risk of six different cancers' as a result of the ethanol contained within the alcohol.
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Going on, the doctor said that while people may use the substance 'to destress, to cope with emotion, to have fun,' any consumption of it can increase your risk of cancer.
As for the takeaway food to avoid, she revealed that you shouldn't order pepperoni pizza. I know, devastating.
This is due to the processed meats used, which can increase the likelihood of colorectal cancer.
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"So here's the deal with alcohol and processed meats," she explained, "Those are the only two foods that increased risk of cancer, at any consumption.
"Processed meats, whether that's pepperoni, hotdogs, deli meats, those pre cooked meats, any consumption of that it's going to be increasing your risk of cancer."
Dr Nichole said that she often sticks to cheese or vegetarian if she has pizza, or chicken if she had to pick one.
"I'll even get raw sausage from a store, cook that, and then I'll make like a homemade pizza and put that on top of that," she added.
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If that wasn't enough, the medical professional also advised 'not to order too much red meat.'
"So red meat is not going to increase risk of cancer at consumption like alcohol and processed meats do, however, red meats will increase risk of colorectal cancer after 18 ounces a week," she explained.
But the doctor said that she keeps to just one serving of red meat a week or she doesn't 'have any at all.'
"When I'm going out to eat or cooking at home, I'll build my meals around like chicken, turkey, fish, seafood, or even like different types of plant proteins like soy and things like that," Dr Nichole said.
Reiterating the 18 ounces a week limit for red meats, she also claimed that sweetners don't increase the risk of cancer, contrary to popular belief.
Joshua Nair