Melanoma diet

I read through or browsed about 20 peer-reviewed studies today and came up with some dietary guidelines for enhanced melanoma-fighting power.  It's interesting that there really does seem to be an inverse relationship between the following foods and melanoma incidence/recurrence/or metastasis:

   * foods containing beta and alpha-carotene, foods containing lutein and lycopene, high soluble carbohydrate intake, high protein  foods, vitamin D, magnesium, zinc and folate

It's also interesting that in no case does augmenting your diet with supplements seem to help.  Apparently it's best to eat a well-balanced diet, high in fiber and vegetables and stay away from fat and alcohol.  Sheesh, any dummy could have figured that one out. :)

--- The anti-melanoma diet ---

eat foods with the following characteristics:
  high carbs (soluble), high protein
  vegetables (green/yellow)
  fruits (green/yellow)
  fish
  cereals/grains
  fiber

eat foods rich in the following vitamins, minerals, or compounds:
  vitamin D
  retinol
  B vitamins
  folate
  magnesium
  zinc
  alpha-carotene
  beta-carotene
  magnesium
  fiber
  cryptoxanthin
  lutein
  lycopene

avoid intake of:
  alcohol
  fat/saturated fat
  linoleic acid

limit intake of:
  vitamin C

behavioral:
  exercise/burn fat
  wear sunscreen
  good hygiene (dental, esp.)

Comments

[joe]

I have been researching the scientific literature intensively for a couple of years and can see why you have suggested the above list of foods as potentially being beneficial against melanoma. However I have not come across any study with humans, mice or in test tubes that supports

[joe]

the benefit of high soluble carbohydrate intake to be good against any cancer. If anything w.r.t. excess carbohydrate, I have seen research that high soluble carbs would feed tumors and increase their growth and spread. Can you please post citations that support the high soluble carb claim? I'm skeptical about the "high" protein also Otherwise it's a good list.

[Isidore Pence]

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