Cancer

Maintaining a nutritious diet is especially important for people with cancer. Eating the right kinds of foods before, during, and after treatment can help you feel better and stay stronger. For many patients, however, some side effects of cancer and cancer treatments make it difficult to eat well.

Consuming too little protein and calories is the most common nutrition problem facing many cancer patients. Nausea from chemotherapy or radiation can often make it difficult to eat, let alone maintain proper nutrition. However, protein and calories are especially important in healing, fighting infection, and providing energy. According to the National Cancer Institute, eating nutritiously while getting radiation therapy or taking chemotherapy drugs can help you tolerate the side effects of treatment, decrease your risk of infection, feel better, and recover faster.

Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, beans, nuts, seeds, and some dairy products are good sources of protein, but you may not feel like eating them while you're receiving treatment. If you're tired of the same old thick or milky nutrition drinks, Isopure Plus Nutritional Drink is an excellent source of 15 grams of ion-exchange whey protein isolate in a clear formula that tastes great and goes down easily.