{"id":1505,"date":"2015-01-07T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1505"},"modified":"2015-01-26T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T22:20:23","slug":"keeping-a-healthy-weight-while-in-cancer-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/07\/keeping-a-healthy-weight-while-in-cancer-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping a Healthy Weight While in Cancer Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-754\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-754\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004422871-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"Eating During Cancer Treatment\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004422871-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MP9004422871.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eating During Cancer Treatment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">You may be thinking to yourself, &#8220;isn&#8217;t going through cancer treatment enough without the need to worry about my weight?&#8221; While this is a legitimate complaint, following your doctor&#8217;s instructions is vital in order to remain strong throughout the treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Going through <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/29\/the-tough-questions-can-i-live-with-cancer\/\">cancer treatment<\/a> takes its toll physically and emotionally but you have a hand in controlling how much. Treatment can have a decided affect on your appetite which impacts your eating habits. If both are in a negative mode of operation, the end result is weight loss, plain and simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.net\/navigating-cancer-care\/prevention-and-healthy-living\/diet-and-nutrition\/nutrition-recommendations-during-and-after-treatment\">Weight loss and weight gain<\/a> can be a significant side effect of cancer treatment. For those losing weight, this may be caused due to a lack of appetite. Nothing seems tantalizing and while you do eat something, you may not eat as much as before taking in less calories. This will cause a loss in weight and also impacts the amount of nutrients your body needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">For other patients, especially those who are obese, weight loss may be recommended while treatments are ongoing. A nutritionist or dietitian are good options for helping determine healthy menus that provide the calories, nutrients, vitamins, and protein to help maintain a healthy weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Dietary supplements are also an option for getting the fuel your body needs to handle the rigors of cancer treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Learn more about integrative immunotherapy and holistic treatments at the <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/\">Issels\u00ae blog<\/a>. The informative articles can help answer questions and concerns you may have about the best approach to cancer treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be thinking to yourself, &#8220;isn&#8217;t going through cancer treatment enough without the need to worry about my weight?&#8221; While this is a legitimate complaint, following your doctor&#8217;s instructions is vital in order to remain strong throughout the treatment. Going through cancer treatment takes its toll physically and emotionally but you have a hand &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/07\/keeping-a-healthy-weight-while-in-cancer-treatment\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Keeping a Healthy Weight While in Cancer Treatment<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201,203,216],"tags":[243,359,244,246,223,391,276,7],"class_list":["post-1505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancer-care-tips","category-cancer-research","category-immunotherapy","tag-breast-cancer","tag-building-your-immune-system","tag-chemotherapy","tag-diabetes","tag-diet-tips","tag-friends-with-cancer","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer","tag-mind-body-connection"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1506,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505\/revisions\/1506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}