What to Eat if You Have Cancer (revised)

Fuel your body to fight cancer Cancer and cancer treatment take a toll on your body, but you can help make cancer treatment more effective and reduce its unpleasant side effects with good nutrition.What to Eat if You Have Cancerpresents the best foods to fight cancer and suggests ways to keep your body strong--knowledge you need to take control of your health. A vital resource for cancer patients, this revised edition contains new recipes, new menus, and the latest research on cancer and nutrition. With the help ofWhat to Eat if You Have Cancer, you will learn The foods to eat and the foods to avoid in your fight with cancer The proper use of supplements in nutrition therapy How to create personalized meal plans to complement different types and phases of treatment

Maureen B.Keane, M.S., is the author of more than a dozen books on nutrition including Smoothies for Life and Juicing for Life.

Daniella Chace, M.S., is the author of more than 20 books on nutrition and writes for Women and Cancer, HOPE, and the American Cancer Society.

Foreword

v

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

Part I The Body, Cancer, and Nutrition

1

(154)

1 The Microscopic World Inside You

3

(20)

2 Organs and Organ Systems

23

(28)

3 Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad

51

(12)

4 The Body Strikes Back

63

(12)

5 Carbohydrates and Cancer

75

(16)

6 Lipids, Fats, and Cancer

91

(16)

7 Protein and Cancer

107

(10)

8 Vitamins and Cancer

117

(16)

9 Minerals and Cancer

133

(12)

10 Antioxidants, Phytochemicals, and Cancer

145

(10)

Part II Diet Plans: Developing Your Nutritional Therapy Regime

155

(142)

11 Friendly Fire: The Nutritional Side Effects of Treatment

159

(34)

12 Prediet Preparation

193

(28)

13 Counting Calories, Carbs, and Fat: Making Your Diet Plan Work for You

221

(16)

14 Higher Carb, Lower Fat Diet

237

(10)

15 Lower Carbohydrate Diet

247

(10)

16 Meal Planning When You Need to Gain or Lose Weight

257

(14)

17 Meal Planning When You Are Undergoing Chemotherapy and Radiation

271

(10)

18 Recipes

281

(16)

Appendix A: Resources for Patients and Families

297

(8)

Appendix B: Suggested Reading Materials

305

(2)

Appendix C: References

307

(8)

Index

315

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