Maureen Keane, Daniella Chace

What to Eat If You Have Cancer (Revised)

Healing Foods That Boost Your Immune System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides you with an overview on how cancer affects the body, as well as personalized meal plans for coping with the side effects of chemical, surgical, and radiation treatments. This title includes the research on angiogenesis and antioxidants and using low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets during cancer treatment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780071473965
• ISBN-10: 0071473963
• Artikelnr.: 22112193

Autorenporträt

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Body
Cancer
and Nutrition Tissues
Organs
and Organ Systems Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad Carbs
Fats
Protein
and Cancer Antioxidants
Vitamins
Minerals
Phytochemicals
and Cancer Part 2: Friendly Fire: Nutritional Side Effects of Treatment Food Preparation Dealing with nausea
vomiting dry mouth
and difficulty swallowing Dealing with taste alterations
anorexia
constipation
and diarrhea Part 3: Diet Plans: Developing Your Nutritional Therapy Regime Pre-diet preparation
carbohydrate- counting Underweight (high-carb
low-fat) and overweight (low-carb) diets Chemotherapy and radiation diets Resources