Compliance With National Nutrition Recommendations Among Breast Cancer Survivors in "Stepping Stone"

Conclusions. Current dietary guidelines for cancer survivors recommend consuming >5 servings per day of fruits and vegetables and broad guidelines regarding limiting discretionary fat and added sugars but do not specify beverage intake recommendations. Future dietary interventions in African American breast cancer survivors should focus on reducing intake from dietary fat and added sugar, as well as increasing whole grain consumption as a means for increasing daily fiber intake. Furthermore, substituting caloric beverages with water or noncaloric beverages may be a strategy to decrease caloric intake in African American breast cancer survivors. Nutrition information targeting these nutrients could be administered during treatments or doctor’s visits as a means to prevent weight gain that often occurs following diagnosis.

Source: Integrative Cancer Therapies - February 19, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Dennis Parker, E. A., Sheppard, V. B., Adams-Campbell, L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research