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A change in our appearance due to a sudden change in our weight can greatly affect how we feel, from our energy levels to our self-esteem and identity. Even if weight gain or loss is our goal, our body’s normal mechanisms for regulating our weight have healthy parameters: pushing our body too hard in either direction is usually a sign that something is dangerously out of balance and can have serious consequences. There are many ways that lifestyle changes, disease, or medicinal side effects can have these dynamic changes on our bodies, and it’s important to explore what might be happening and how we can restore balance to our systems.

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Cancer Treatment Side Effect: Involuntary Weight Loss

Involuntary weight loss is a serious side effect of cancer and its treatment for many patients.

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Weight Loss as a Symptom of Cancer

Many people would consider a weight loss without dieting or exercise a pleasant surprise. But when the loss is sudden and unexplained, it could be the first warning sign of a serious health issue.

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Stress Made Me Lose My Appetite and Weight, But No One Understood How Dangerous It Was

One woman's experience of the other side of stress eating — being unable to.

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Tips for Managing Eating Problems and Your Diet after Chemo Treatments

Good nutrition for chemotherapy patients can be affected by poor mouth care, fatigue, pain, and fever, as well as the many symptoms that can occur during and after cancer chemotherapy treatments. The goal is to know how to combat these symptoms and maintain an adequate diet after chemo.

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The Skin You’re In: Coping with Body Changes After Cancer

Knowing that all people who undergo treatment for cancer will face some sort of changes to their bodies and self-perception is both normalizing and challenging.

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How to Use Mindfulness to Lose Weight

First things first. Not everyone who might be categorized as overweight needs to lose weight or can lose weight. In addition, for medical reasons, some people need to eat whenever they’re hungry.

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Unconventional Diets in Cancer Care

Research is inconclusive, but there are several dietary approaches that may improve symptom management and outcomes in cancer patients.

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Types of Complementary Therapies

When you discuss a complementary therapy with your health care team and they agree that it is safe to try as part of your overall cancer care, this is called “integrative medicine.”

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Body Image

Even if you don’t experience any physical changes from cancer, you might still feel like others see you differently.

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8 Tips for Managing Weight during and after Cancer Treatment

Cancer and its treatments can affect your eating habits — and your weight. Since weight gain or loss can affect your prognosis or your chance of recovery, it’s important to be mindful of what you eat during and after treatment.

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