This diet focuses on strengthening the body because of the strong treatment methods faced after breast cancer diagnosis and starting treatment, and on preventing the cancer from coming back. This diet will help you recover and reduce the risk of cancer returning. So let's get to know it and its benefits.
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Health benefits of following a special diet for breast cancer
Many studies show that women diagnosed with breast cancer did not eat enough vegetables and fruits, and ate more animal fats in food. That's why it's said that the Mediterranean diet helps prevent breast cancer before menopause.
Because it mainly relies on healthy fats, vegetables, fruits, and plant-based products,and most experts recommend it for women as a prevention of breast cancer after age 40.
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How does this diet work?
This diet doesn't have very strict rules but it includes some tips and guidelines that help improve overall health because every patient has their own situation and specific guidelines. One of the main rules is to reduce red fat intake, which causes high cholesterol levels in the blood.And eat other meats like chicken breasts and seafood, noting that daily intake should not exceed 30% of daily calorie needs.
This diet does not cause harm if followed for a long time, most experts even recommend it as a lifestyle. But some cases need doctors to adjust it or suggest another diet depending on the patient's health and needs.
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What do you eat on this diet?
Vegetables and fruit are essential parts of every meal, but there are other important elements to focus on:
| Allowed foods | Foods not allowed |
| Vegetables | Baked goods |
| Fruit | Processed and pickled foods |
| All grains | Red meat |
| Beans | |
| Eggs | |
| Poultry | |
| Seafood | |
| Herbs | |
| Nuts | |
| Spices | |
| Foods that are high in fiber | |
| Low fat foods |
Foods like beans, nuts, and eggs are healthy protein sources, which also provide the body with vitamin D and many other vitamins, and reduce the risks of breast cancer returning. Also, foods high in fiber like vegetables and fruits are anti-inflammatory. So using some healthy spices and cutting out salt, sugar, and unhealthy spices in food helps.
To make it easier for you to follow this diet plan, you can buy lots of vegetables during the weekly grocery trip, prepare and freeze them. This will save you from eating unhealthy snacks and make it easier to use veggies and fruits midweek.
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Advantages of this diet plan
This plan has many advantages including:
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It doesn’t require weird or rare foods.
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It relies on vegetables and fruits available in most markets.
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It has no side effects on breast cancer patients or anyone else on this plan.
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The high fiber in this plan helps you improve digestion a lot.
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