American cancer society

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Eating red meat could contribute to cancer, the American Cancer Society warned. Issuing stronger dietary recommendations than ever before in 1996, the ACS recommended curtailing all red meat, not just high-fat meat, as the Government recommends. It linked red meat with increased risk of colon and prostate cancer, as well as rectal and endometrial cancer.
The ACS also took aim at high-calorie, fat-free processed foods that contribute to overweight, noting that obesity is associated with colon, rectal, prostate, endometrial, and kidney cancers and breast cancer in post-menopausal women. As an alternative to meat, the society recommended beans, seafood, and poultry.
In another departure from current government policy, the society said that alcohol consumption increases, even a few drinks, can increase the risk of breast cancer and therefore it could not go along with federal guidelines that allow one or two drinks daily. .
The society's four main guidelines were: 1) eat a diet high in whole grains, vegetables, and fruits; 2) eat a diet low in high-fat foods, particularly from animal sources; 3) maintain a healthy weight and perform moderate physical activity for 30 minutes or more on most days, and 4) limit or avoid alcohol. See Macrobiotics.
Source: Marian Burros, "Tough New Warning on Diet Is Issued by Cancer Society," New York Times, September 17, 1996.

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