49 | The Biggest Cancer Nutrition Myths
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Send Colleen a Text Message Eating a healthy diet and maintaining a healthy weight are key to reducing cancer risk. However, when patients are faced with a recent cancer diagnosis or are undergoing cancer treatment, they are looking for answers. With over 1.9 million new cancer cases in 2023, the chances that you will care for a patient with cancer or one who is in remission from cancer is pretty high. There’s a lot of confusion, thanks to social media influencers, around things like soy, meat, GMOs, sugar and organic foods and their effect on cancer. My guest, oncology dietitian, Julie Lanford, is going to give us the facts about all of it.   Learn the answers to these common questions: Does sugar feed cancer? Should I be keto/low carb?Do soy foods cause cancer?Do I need to eat organic foods?Are GMO’s bad for me?Is raw food better than cooked?Should I avoid meat?Should I avoid dairy?What supplements/herbs should I take?Would a probiotic help lower my risk?Connect with Julie Instagram: @cancerdietitian Online: https://cancerdietitian.com/ Support the Show. Connect with Colleen: Instagram LinkedIn Sign up for the Nutrition Wrap-Up Newsletter - Nutrition hot-topics and professional growth strategies delivered to your inbox each week. Support the show! If you love the show and want to help me make it even better, buy me a coffee to help me keep going! ☕️ Disclaimer: This podcast is a collection of ideas, strategies, and opinions of the author(s). Its goal is to provide useful information on each of the topics shared within. It is not intended to provide medical, health, or professional consultation or to diagnosis-specific weight or feeding challenges. The author(s) advises the reader to always consult with appropriate health, medical, and professional consultants for support for individual children and family situations. The author(s) do not take responsibility for the personal or other risks, loss, or liability incurred as a direct or indirect consequence of the application or use of information provided. All opinions stated in this podcast are my own and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.
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