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Nutrition In Cancer Treatment

Carla Araya, Registered Dietitian with Miami Cancer Institute, talks about how nutrition can help cancer patients. She says a good nutrition plan can keep patients’ weight and preserve lean body mass, tolerate side effects and decrease risks of infections. Protein is going to help patients, because It's important to rebuild, regenerate all the cells and needs extra calories, too, for keeping strong.

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