Eating complex carbohydrates avoids this. Coarse-grained breads, whole wheat and bran cereals, raw or lightly steamed vegetables, fresh fruits are all in this class. Learn to use a Wok or skillet, and when using it, try using Pam. It contains no fat. In addition, foods within a particluar nutritional class may have intrinsic benefits in preventing certain illnesses.
Lycopenes are one such example.
Lycopenes Recent studies have shown a statistically significant inverse relationship between the ingestion of tomatoes, tomato sauce, and pizza with the development of prostate cancer. In a six-year study involving 47,894 men, Giovannucci, et al showed lycopene rich foods to significantly lower the risk of prostate cancer. 2 Tomatoes and tomato sauce contain high amounts of lycopene, a carotenoid. Lycopene is the most predominant carotenoid in plasma, in various tissues including the prostate gland. Lycopene is the most efficient scavenger of singlet oxygen among the common carotenoids.