Colon Cancer Prevention - Healthy Lifestyle Tips

The best colon cancer prevention is early detection in order to successfully treat the cancer. According to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA at www.gastro.org), the "ONLY proven way to prevent colon cancer is to identify and systematically remove polyps." Besides colon cancer screening, the AGA recommends these 7 healthy lifestyle tips to lowering your risk of colon cancer:

1. Be physically active

2. Maintain a healthy body weight

3. Eat fruits and vegetables

4. Take a daily multivitamin with folate (folic acid)

5. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink

6. Eat less red meat

7. Do not smoke.