TABLE 1.

American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention.

Maintain a healthy weight throughout life.	Balance caloric intake with physical activity.
	Avoid excessive weight gain throughout the lifecycle.
	Achieve and maintain a healthy weight if currently overweight or obese.
Adopt a physically active lifestyle.	Adults: engage in at least 30 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, above usual activities, on 5 or more days of the week. Forty-five to 60 minutes of intentional physical activity are preferable.
	Children and adolescents: engage in at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to- vigorous physical activity at least 5 days per week.
Consume a healthy diet, with an emphasis on plant sources.	Choose foods and beverages in amounts that help achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
	Eat five or more servings of a variety of vegetables and fruits each day.
	Choose whole grains in preference to processed [refined] grains.
	Limit consumption of processed and red meats.
If you drink alcoholic beverages, limit consumption.	Drink no more than one drink per day for women or two per day for men.

Taken from: Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 56: 323–353, 2006. Reprinted with Permission from the American Cancer Society