The Cancer Survivor's Guide: Foods That Help You Fight Back - Couverture souple

Barnard, Neal D.; Reilly, Jennifer K.

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ISBN 10 : 1570673551 ISBN 13 : 9781570673559

Editeur : Book Publishing Company, 2017

Synopsis

Researchers have been investigating how food choices can help prevent cancer and, when cancer has been diagnosed, how nutrition can improve survival. The links between diet and cancer are nothing short of dramatic. Certain dietary patterns seem to have a major effect, helping people diagnosed with cancer to live longer, healthier lives. Written by physician and researcher Neal Barnard, MD, Jennifer Reilly, RD, and Susan Levin, MS, RD, The Cancer Survivor's Guide provides comprehensive advice you can put to work right now. You'll have empowering information on how simple, everyday choices can improve your health and well-being: ■ the most up-to-date science behind how a plant-based diet provides cancer-fighting compounds and immune-boosting nutrients that cells need to be healthy ■ new information on the effects of diets high in animal protein on rates of colon cancer and the relationship of soy foods to breast cancer. ■ more than 130 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes ■ a comprehensive list of the latest references and resources for further information on diet and cancer. This guide is a part of The Cancer Project's Food For Life nutrition education program. The Cancer Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to cancer prevention and survival through nutrition, research of cancer causes, education, and advocacy.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Neal Barnard is an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, president and founder of the non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and founder of the non-profit Barnard Medical Center, a primary care medical centre in Washington, DC. Dr. Barnard has authored more than 70 scientific publications, as well as 18 books, including The Cheese Trap, Power Foods for the Brain, 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and Dr. Barnard s Program for Reversing Diabetes. Jennifer K. Reilly is a dietitian in the Washington, DC, area who developed the Food for Life: Nutrition and Cooking Class Series for Cancer Prevention and Survival while with the Cancer Project. Susan Levin is director of nutritional education for Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The links between diet and cancer are nothing short of dramatic. Researchers have been investigating how food choices can help prevent cancer and, when cancer has been diagnosed, how nutrition can improve survival. Neal Barnard, MD, explains how foods influence hormones that can fuel cancer growth and how changing to a low-fat, plant-based diet can be beneficial to anyone diagnosed with cancer. This update contains the latest food values, as well as breaking scientific research. It also includes new information on the effects of diets high in animal protein on rates of colon cancer and the relationship of soy foods to breast cancer. Dietitian Jennifer Reilly provides over 130 delicious, low-fat, plant-based recipes will be beneficial and satisfying to anyone diagnosed with cancer and their families.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Publishing Company
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1570673551
• ISBN 13: 9781570673559
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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