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What you eat can impact how you feel

For people with cancer, eating well is critical. Doctors and researchers have found that patients who eat well during their treatments, especially those who eat diets high in protein and calories, are better able to withstand the side effects of their treatment.

That being said, we shouldn't expect what we eat to stop cancer. Although scientists are working hard to understand the chemical properties that make some foods healthier than others, the best thing to do is to keep your eye on the broader picture.

The following articles are intended to help you better understand the relationship between food and cancer.

• The New Dinnertime Battle
  Strategies for eating (and eating well) when you don't want to eat
  
  
• Help or Harm?
  Nutritional supplements and cancer treatment often don't mix
  
  
• A Helping Hand:
  Taking control of eating problems with tube feeding
  
  
• Organic Curiosity:
  Is it worth the cost to buy organic?
  
  
• Healthy Boost:
  Fight Fatigue with Food
  
  
• Bounty of the Mediterranean:
  U-M researcher examines diet's potential for preventing cancer
  
  
• Pleasures from the Farm:
  Explore farmers' markets for healthy, delicious eating
  
  
• The Weight Battle:
  Dietitians offer strategies for controlling weight after cancer treatment
  
  
• Food as Medicine:
  Check out our nutritional tips for managing side effects of cancer treatment
  
  
• Motivated to Lose:
  Pediatric weight loss program takes multidisciplinary approach
  
  
• Most Wanted Supplements:
  Are They Cancer Killers or Frauds? What You Need to Know
  
  
• Careful Cooking
  A Couple puts our dietitans' advice to work
  
  
• Tame the Flame
  Enjoy summer grilling -- but with an ounce of prevention.
  
  
• Protein, fat play special role during treatment
  "Healthy eating" usually is shorthand for a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables
  
  
• Separating Scams from Supplements
  Finding your way through the health-food store
  
  
• Fads Fade Fast
  Healthy Eating Sticks