Cancer Diet: Feasting on the Four Food Groups - A Mesothelioma Patient's Guide to Nutrition

Written by Maggie Kay


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• Protein is important for any cancer patient because it helps repair tissue damaged by surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Protein also helps maintain a strong and healthy immune system, lowering a mesothelioma patient’s risk of infection after aggressive cancer treatments. The National Cancer Institute recommends increasing protein in a cancer diet with cheese, milk, ice cream, yoghurt, eggs, nuts, peanut butter, meats and fish.

• Fats are an essential part ofrepparttar cancer diet because they supplyrepparttar 114308 body withrepparttar 114309 necessary energy it needs while undergoing treatment. The amount of fats (meaningrepparttar 114310 number of calories) a cancer diet should consist of is dependent on a mesothelioma patient’s age and body size. The National Cancer Institute recommends increasing caloric intake with such foods as butter, milk, cheese, honey, sugar, granola and dried fruits.

• Water is another essential element ofrepparttar 114311 cancer diet. Without a substantial amount of water,repparttar 114312 body will dehydrate. It is important that anyone undergoing cancer treatment receive enough water to keep their bodies hydrated and replenished.

The details of every patient’s mesothelioma diet will vary. Some patients will need to incorporate more fat into their diets, while others may need more protein. It is important that patients devise a cancer diet underrepparttar 114313 guidance of their doctor and nutritionist to ensure that they receiverepparttar 114314 proper amount of nutrients to improve their quality of life.

Maggie Kay is a freelance writer from Montreal and is the head researcher and content manager of Mesothelioma Attorney Advice Center (www.maacenter.org).


Dangers of the Scale

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* Scales tend to dictate. Too many people are consumed withrepparttar numbers onrepparttar 114307 scale. It’s not unlikerepparttar 114308 scenario of a baseball player who is completely engrossed in his batters’ average. The average is just a number. He should be more concerned with winningrepparttar 114309 game. The same goes withrepparttar 114310 battle against weight loss. The goal should never be a number. If you become too concerned with reaching a specific number, by a certain time, it can lead to starvation, bulimia, malnutrition, many conditions that are not beneficial to your body or you’re health. * Remember,repparttar 114311 best scale you can have is your mind. If it’s telling you thatrepparttar 114312 unwanted fat is disappearing from your figure like a dress on prom night, chances are that you’re right.



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