Maintaining a healthy weight throughout childhood can make it easier for children to continue to manage their weight through adulthood. But, while it is important to encourage children to maintain a healthy weight, parents and caregivers should avoid making negative statements about food, weight, size, and body shape. Additionally, weight-loss […]
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Preventing Cancer Through Proper Nutrition
Cancer Risk Factors There are many risk factors for cancer. Some risk factors may be unavoidable, such as genetics or environmental factors. However, some risk factors are avoidable, such as smoking, consumption of certain food-related compounds, and being overweight or obese. Risk factors, whether avoidable or unavoidable, lead to the production of […]
Physical Activity and Cancer Treatment
In the past, people being treated for a chronic illness like cancer were often told to rest and reduce their physical activity. This is good advice if movement causes pain, rapid heart rate, or shortness of breath. But newer research has shown that exercise is not only safe and possible […]
