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Can good nutrition improve your response to cancer treatments? ...advice from lived experience with Professor Tracy Burrows

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Can good nutrition improve your response to cancer treatments? ...advice from lived experience with Professor Tracy Burrows

In this episode of Nutrition Science Bites, Professor Clare Collins interviews Professor Tracy Burrows, a cancer survivor and expert in nutrition and dietetics, in honor of World Cancer Day. They discuss the importance of nutrition in cancer treatment and survivorship, emphasizing the unique challenges faced by individuals undergoing treatment. Tracy shares her personal experiences with chemotherapy and how nutrition has played a crucial role in managing side effects and maintaining a sense of control during her journey. The conversation highlights the significance of person-centered care and the need for tailored nutrition advice for cancer patients.

Tracy introduces an empowering acronym, "CLAWBACK," which stands for Check-in regularly, Lunchbox Ready, Activity, Water, Best Time of Day, Anything is Better than Nothing, Coffee to Count and Kick in Protein. Each component offers practical strategies for cancer survivors and carers to take charge of their personal nutrition and well-being. The episode concludes with a call to action for listeners to participate in a survey aimed at improving personalized nutrition resources for cancer patients, reinforcing the message that everyone’s experience is unique and deserves attention.

  • Link to Prof Tracy's checklist to CLAWBACK your nutritional status to protect your appetite, muscle mass, body weight and overall wellbeing during cancer treatment
  • Link to complete Prof Tracy's THRIVE survey for anyone living with, or beyond cancer, or carers of someone living with cancer. Please complete it if you would like to help the team design better resources for nutrition and cancer support

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Keywords: nutrition, cancer, survivorship, person-centered care, World Cancer Day, chemotherapy, healthy eating, dietetics, cancer support, nutrition strategies

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What you eat or don’t eat affects how you look, feel and perform. Take our short quiz to find out what foods you could introduce to help you be your best.

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What is healthy eating?

Eating healthy is making sure you enjoy a wide variety of foods from each of the five major food groups daily, in the amounts recommended. The five major food groups as recommended by the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating are:

  1. vegetables and legumes/bean
  2. fruit
  3. lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes/beans
  4. grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre varieties
  5. milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

Foods are grouped together because they provide similar amounts of key nutrients and eating a variety of foods from the list above helps to promote good health and reduce the risk of disease.

How do I improve my diet?

If you want to improve your diet you have come to the right place. By completing the Healthy Eating Quiz you’ll receive instant personalised feedback and a report on your diet quality to highlight any areas where you can improve your overall eating habits. Your score is based on the frequency and variety of the foods consumed from the five major food groups mentioned above. No Money No Time can help you improve your score by providing tips, goals and suggestions. On top of this we will provide quick, cheap and healthy recipes as well as credible answers to diet hacks, myths and FAQ’s.

Is my diet healthy?

Dietary habits are different between people. Some people choose to follow a particular diet (i.e., Keto diet or vegan diet) while some have to make changes due to certain food restrictions or health conditions. If you want to know if what you usually eat is healthy, then do the Healthy Eating Quiz today to give you the answers in less than 10 minutes.

Why is healthy eating important?

Your HEQ score and personalised feedback report is based on the frequency and variety of healthy core foods you usually eat. This is important because no single food contains all the nutrients we need to stay healthy. Some foods are higher in nutrients than others and people who have a lot of variety in the foods they eat are more likely to be healthy and to stay healthy. In other words, if you can eat a large variety of vegetables as opposed to only 2-3 types of vegetables, the benefits are much greater. This type of diet also helps you to feel better, think better and perform better during your usual daily activities.

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