{"id":402925,"date":"2025-11-25T05:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/402925\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T05:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:33:10","slug":"top-oncologist-shares-5-foods-that-can-help-starve-cancer-and-lower-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/402925\/","title":{"rendered":"Top oncologist shares 5 foods that can help starve cancer and lower risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Dawn Mussallem calls purple sweet potatoes her favorite food and emphasizes their unique ability to modulate gene activity. \u201cThey can turn off genes that promote cancer and turn on tumor-suppressor genes \u2014 it\u2019s like giving your body a natural switch to fight disease,\u201d she explains. <\/p>\n

Purple sweet potatoes are nutritional powerhouses, and as studies <\/a>suggest, they are loaded with anthocyanins, the same potent phytonutrients found in berries, but in even higher concentrations. These compounds act as strong antioxidants, helping protect cells from DNA damage and oxidative stress, which are major triggers for cancer development. <\/p>\n

The oncologist also points out that these tubers are a staple in the \u201cblue zones\u201d, regions of the world where people live the longest with low levels of chronic disease. Dr. Mussallem recommends a simple approach: steam, bake, or lightly roast them to enjoy their natural sweetness while maximizing their anti-cancer benefits. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Dawn Mussallem calls purple sweet potatoes her favorite food and emphasizes their unique ability to modulate gene…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":402926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[24042,190498,190497,210,190502,190500,190501,190499,190503,190504,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-402925","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health","8":"tag-cancer-prevention","9":"tag-diet-and-cancer-risk","10":"tag-foods-that-can-fight-cancer","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-lower-cancer-risk","13":"tag-mayo-clinic-oncologist","14":"tag-mel-robbins","15":"tag-oncologist-recommendations","16":"tag-top-oncologist","17":"tag-top-oncologist-recommends","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115608709105391895","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}