Eat five to 10 servings of vegetables and fruit a day. Eat plenty of whole grain fibres. Keep your dietary fat intake low and if you drink, limit your alcohol consumption to one to two drinks per day. For a healthy diet, balance your daily meals with foods from the four food groups described in Canada's Guidelines for Healthy Eating . Back to top Step 3.
Most people know that regular exercise is necessary to remain healthy.
Studies strongly suggest that exercise reduces your risk of colon cancer and possibly breast and lung cancers too. There's even some evidence that regular physical activity provides some protection against cancer in general. Back to top Step 4. This year tens of thousands of Canadians will develop skin cancer because of over exposure to sunlight. In fact, skin cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canada.