Nutrition and cancer

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Managing eating problems during treatment - II

Feeling hungry and gaining weight

Some medications or frequent snacking to control nausea can make you gain weight during treatment. To help you stay at a healthy weight:

* Eat smaller portions and plan your meals around vegetables, fruit and grain products, rather than around meat. Choose fish, legumes, nuts and seeds as alternatives to meat.

* Replace some of the high-fat snack foods and baked goods with lower-fat choices. Choose vegetables and fruit, low-fat yogurt, popcorn and low-fat crackers.

* Keep in mind that table fats like butter, margarine, mayonnaise, and salad dressing are high in fat. Choose low-fat or fat-free brands when you can and look for non-hydrogenated margarines.

* Drink milk and eat yogurt and cottage cheese that contain no more than 2% milk fat (M.F.). Try lower-fat cheeses.

* Don’t skip meals – this may cause you to overeat later.

* Be physically active as often as you can.

* Talk to your healthcare team or dietitian if you want to lose weight for health or other reasons. They may suggest that you wait until your treatment is finished.

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