The FIVE simple steps to help YOU beat bowel cancer

• Healthy lifestyle could prevent a fifth of cases in men and a tenth in women 
• People should avoid smoking, drink alcohol moderately and eat healthily
• Should also keep slim - banishing belly fat - and take regular exercise
• Risk lowered for each 'good behaviour' adopted, with more impact on men
• Around 16,000 people will die from bowel cancer in the UK each year 

Five healthy lifestyle traits can protect against bowel cancer, according to new research.

A fifth of cases in men and over a tenth in women could be prevented if they kept slim, banished the stomach bulge and exercised more, a study found.

People should also avoid smoking, drink alcohol moderately and switch to a diet packed with fibres, fruits, vegetables, fish, yoghurt, nuts and seeds with little red and processed meats.

The risk is lowered for each 'good' behaviour trait adopted, and the impact is stronger in men than women. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2787751/The-FIVE-simple-steps-help-YOU-beat-bowel-cancer-Lifestyle-makeover-ward-disease-kills-thousands-year.html