{"id":18057,"date":"2018-03-16T11:02:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/healthy-nyc-tip-of-the-week-foods-to-eat-that-lower-risk-of-cancer\/"},"modified":"2018-03-16T11:30:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T15:30:03","slug":"healthy-nyc-tip-of-the-week-foods-to-eat-that-lower-risk-of-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/healthy-nyc-tip-of-the-week-foods-to-eat-that-lower-risk-of-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy NYC Tip of the Week: Foods To Eat That Lower Risk of Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of Colon Cancer Prevention Month, here is a Healthy NYC tip:<\/p>\n<p>A diet rich in fruits, whole grains and vegetables appears to lower the risk of many cancers, including colon cancer. Vegetables most likely to help prevent colon cancer are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_7373\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7373\" class=\"wp-image-7373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/03\/Broccoli-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-7373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh pieces of romanesco broccoli, broccoli and cauliflower.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Cabbage<\/li>\n<li>Cauliflower<\/li>\n<li>Kale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A diet rich in produce may be beneficial, in part, because these foods tend to be high in folate, a B vitamin.<\/p>\n<p>Go out and get your vegetables today, but Colon Cancer Screening is an important part of prevention as well.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Call Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams&#8217; office at&nbsp;(718)802-3847 to setup a Colon Cancer Screening appointment, at one of the medical centers listed below. They will work with you to schedule the appointment.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Screening Locations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\">New York Presbyterian- Brooklyn Methodist Hospital<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\">Maimonides Medical Center<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\">Brookdale University Medical Center<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>The Brooklyn Hospital Center<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>NYC Health &amp; Hospitals- Coney Island<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>Interfaith Medical Center<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>NYC Health &amp; Hospitals- Kings County<\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>SUNY Downstate Medical Center<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>NYC Health &amp; Hospitals- Woodhull<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li class=\"m_-1743154774497656112MsoListParagraph\"><u><\/u>Wyckoff Heights Medical Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Content Distributed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycnewswire.com\">NYC Newswire<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nycnewswire.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3688\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewswire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/nycnewswire_logo-300x62.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"57\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HealthyNYC --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1341283317876058\" data-ad-slot=\"8805332577\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of Colon Cancer Prevention Month, here is a Healthy NYC tip: A diet rich in fruits, whole grains and vegetables appears to lower the risk of many cancers, including colon cancer. 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