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Dietary and physical activity recommendations for cancer survivors

By Andrea Holmes on January 16, 2019

Breast and prostate cancer survivors want to know what to eat to prevent cancer from coming back. HealthLink BC healthy eating resources that support successful dietary and physical activity change for prostate and breast cancer survivors are available for your patients.

Recommending a plant-based diet

By Dr. Jan Hajek on August 3, 2016

For diabetes in particular, observational studies suggest that persons who follow a plant-based diet have a lower risk for diabetes, and an RCT demonstrated reductions in HbA1c in patients with diabetes randomized to a vegan diet compared to the standard American Diabetes Association diet.

Weight loss in healthy people

By Dr. N. John Bosomworth on January 6, 2016

There is no evidence for benefit of weight loss in healthy people. The safest body size trajectory in healthy people is a stable weight. It takes a modest amount of exercise to attain good metabolic benefit. It takes substantial exercise commitment to produce weight loss or to prevent weight regain. Mediterranean diet reduces cardiac risk factors and mortality.

Does my patient have a food allergy?

By Dr. Amin Kanani on March 2, 2015

Patients are often referred to determine if they have a food allergy. The prevalence of food allergy in Canada is 6.7%, however more than 20% on the population modifies their diet because of perceived food allergy. Approximately 85% of all food allergies are to peanut, tree nut, cow’s milk, egg, wheat, soy, sesame and seafood.

diet

Dietary and physical activity recommendations for cancer survivors

Recommending a plant-based diet

Weight loss in healthy people

Does my patient have a food allergy?

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