Why Your Metabolism Matters: Liver Disease and Cancer Risk
Researchers studied over 24,000 American adults to understand how metabolic syndrome—a condition involving weight gain, high blood sugar, and unhealthy …
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Getting Fit Before Cancer Surgery Helps Your Body Recover
Researchers looked at 51 studies about helping people with digestive cancer get stronger before surgery. They found that programs combining exercise, better …
Read MoreAcupuncture Plus Good Nutrition Helps Cancer Patients Build Muscle
Cancer patients often lose muscle mass during treatment, which can make them weaker and affect their quality of life. Researchers tested whether combining …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria Chemicals May Increase Cancer Risk
Scientists discovered that a chemical made by gut bacteria called deoxycholic acid (DCA) may play a major role in causing stomach, intestinal, and throat …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters More Than You Think for Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 patients with advanced stomach and intestinal cancer to see if nutrition status could predict how well they'd do. They used a simple …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters for Cancer Patients Fighting Stomach Illness
Researchers studied how poor nutrition affects people being treated for stomach and digestive cancers. They used a specific set of guidelines called GLIM …
Read MoreProbiotics May Not Help Prevent Chemo-Related Diarrhea
Researchers tested whether probiotics—beneficial bacteria supplements—could prevent diarrhea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. They studied 28 …
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