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Food and cancer risk

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The Big C. And no, we're not talking about a cure. But we wanted to find out, what role can food play in reducing our cancer risk? Dr Sandro talks with nutritional epidemiologist Associate Professor Allison Hodge about the remarkable work that Cancer Council Victoria is doing to investigate links between certain foods and cancer. Meanwhile, Dewi takes a look at legumes and meets lentil farmer Tania Walter. Show notes: • Find Dr Sandro on Twitter or Instagram @sandrodemaio and use the hashtag #InGoodHealth to get in touch • Check out the work of the Cancer Council Victoria here www.cancervic.org.au • Take a look at Tania Walter's farm, Burrum Biodynamics, and some of their recipes here www.burrumbiodynamics.com.au/recipes-1 • When in Melbourne, find a farmers market to visit www.mfm.com.au •

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