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Stay in good shape for New Year's  
TIPS 

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Few tips on how to stay fit

	Avoid Sunbeds
	Says Rebecca Russell, of SunSmart, the skin-cancer prevention campaign
	If there's one thing you need to do this year, it is to stay away from sunbeds. There is greater evidence than ever that they significantly increase your chance of cancer, especially in the light of a report from the International Agency for Research in Cancer, which shows that your chances of getting a melanoma are increased by 75 per cent if you have used a sunbed before the age of 35. The Government, through its "cancer reform strategy", has pledged to examine the sunbed industry and its contribution to incidences of cancer. Sunbeds should be especially avoided by those with fair skin or those under 18. Sunbeds also age your skin. There is a perception that a tan is attractive and that has had serious implications: skin cancer has the fastest rising number of cases. Because of the weather in Britain, people don't realise the dangers.
	Avoid panic diets
	Says Sara Hiom, the director of health information at Cancer Research UK
	Smoking is by far and away the number one thing that causes cancer, but that aside, the second most important thing to watch out for is being overweight or obese. However, you should avoid panic dieting. People should think more about maintaining the weight they are at, and a lot of weight creep happens without people seemingly overindulging. Our modern lifestyles mean that it's much easier to put on calories than burn them off and the more calorific goods are often the processed, cheap ones designed for people on the go. Physical exercise is good for bowel and breast cancer.
	Watch fats and salts
	Says Victoria Taylor, a heart health dietician, who works with the British Heart Foundation
	The New Year is a good time to get back into healthy eating habits. A good aim is to reduce not just total fat, but saturated fat, too. This is the kind of fat that clogs arteries. Lard, butter, ghee and fattier cuts of meat should be kept to a minimum. Pastries and pies are also high in saturated fats, but it's difficult to tell. The best thing to do is use the traffic light food-labelling system recommended by the Food Standards Agency; especially look out for the foods you are eating to see if they are high in fat, salt and sugar. The best choices are green, so aim to pick lots of these and then a handful of ambers and the occasional red.
	One of the key things to do is to maintain a balanced diet and using the traffic light food labels will help.

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