Category: FOOD AND CANCER
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FOOD AND CANCER
Some foods and the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients found in them may raise or lower cancer risk. Researchers have been studying how the foods, nutrients, and eating patterns listed below are related to cancer. Plant-based foods. These foods contain naturally-occurring substances called phytonutrients. Examples include: Antioxidants. Examples include beta carotene, selenium, and vitamins C and E.…
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EATING DURING CANCER TREATMENT
You may find that cancer or cancer treatment has affected your sense of taste. Food may seem to lack flavor or taste too sweet, salty or metallic. Usually these changes are temporary and will improve with time. In the meantime, do what you can to maintain your calorie intake and meet your body’s protein, vitamin…
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PROBIOTICS AND CANCER
Probiotics are healthy bacteria that we introduce into our microbiome, or digestive system, to boost the healthy bacteria that already lives there. Studies show that probiotics can benefit certain cancer patients, such as those experiencing gastrointestinal problems. However, each patient is different — therefore, probiotics are not recommended for everyone. Probiotics can be found naturally…
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KETO DIET AND CANCER
How might the keto diet help treat cancer? New research in mice suggests that keeping blood sugar under control using either the ketogenic diet or a diabetes drug could help treat certain cancers by boosting the efficacy of standard chemotherapy. The ketogenic diet consists of high fat foods, foods that contain an adequate amount of protein, and…
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OBESITY, OVERWEIGHT AND CANCER
What is known about the relationship between obesity and cancer? Nearly all of the evidence linking obesity to cancer risk comes from large cohort studies, a type of observational study. However, data from observational studies can be difficult to interpret and cannot definitively establish that obesity causes cancer. That is because obese or overweight people may differ…
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SUGAR AND CANCER
It’s been made the villain of our diet, but where does the consensus lie between how sugar and cancer are linked? Does it cause cancer? Does sugar feed cancer cells, making them grow more aggressively? And how does the sugar we consume through food and drink affect our health, and what can be done about this?…
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ESTROGENIC FOODS
Estrogen is a hormone that promotes sexual and reproductive development. While present in both men and women of all ages, it’s usually found at much higher levels in women of reproductive age. Estrogen carries out a range of functions in the female body, including regulating the menstrual cycle and growth and development of breasts. However,…
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L-GLUTATHIONE AND CANCER
Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in a multitude of cellular processes, including cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and disturbances in GSH homeostasis are involved in the etiology and progression of many human diseases including cancer. While GSH deficiency, or a decrease in the GSH/glutathione disulphide (GSSG) ratio, leads to an increased susceptibility to oxidative…
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MANAGING NUTRITION DURING CANCER AND TREATMENT
Good nutrition is very important during cancer treatment. Eating well during treatment can improve the effectiveness of your cancer treatments, which can lead to better outcomes. Malnutrition, a condition that occurs when the body lacks nutrients, is a common problem in cancer patients. Malnutrition can occur in people of any weight status (underweight, healthy weight,…
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