Tips on nutrition during cancer treatment

• Try to include some nourishing drinks as well as water and tea, especially if you are suffering from nausea or vomiting
• Eat a little of what you fancy when your appetite allows
• Try to include a variety of foods to help prevent taste fatigue
• Allow yourself time to eat and make yourself comfortable
• Eat with other people as this stimulates the appetite

Benefits of an optimised diet during cancer

• Feel better
• Keep up your strength, energy and immune functions
• Preserve your lean body mass and your body's nutrients storage
• Better tolerate treatment-related side effects
• Improve your quality of life – and your overall Taste for Life

Nutrition for strength

The human body needs energy to survive. Without energy, the cells in the body would die, the heart and lungs would stop, and the organs would not be able to carry out the basic processes needed for living. People obtain this energy, along with protein from food and drink.
If people consumed only the number of calories needed every day, they would probably have healthy lives. Calorie consumption that is too low or too high will eventually lead to health problems. The number of calories in food tells us how much potential energy they contain. It is not only calories that are important, but also the source from which the calories are obtained.

Caloric Values of the three main food components:
- 1 g of carbohydrates contains 4 kcal
- 1 g of protein contains 4 kcal
- 1 g of fat contains 9 kcal

Nutrition for immune health

Good nutrition is essential to a strong immune system, which offers protection from seasonal illness such as the flu and other health problems. Help protect yourself against infection and boost your immunity by including these nutrients in your eating plan. Essential vitamins, minerals and trace elements protects you from infection by stimulating boosting immunity.

Vitamin D and Fibre

Studies have shown that vitamin D and certain bacteria in our microbiota are dependent on each other to maintain a healthy gut defence. Prebiotics and probiotics have a positive effect on the composition of the gut microbiota and may thereby affect the function of the immune system in a positive way. In combination with immune strengthening vitamin D, fibre provides protection from infections an contributes to better overall well-being.