It is a common assumption to think that those who have battled and survived cancer would finally decide to eat healthier the next time the doctor tells them they are cancer free. It would a shock a lot of people to find out that it is the complete opposite of it.
In an article written by Science Alert, there is a research that says a lot of cancer survivors are more prone to not having the right diet and are even making poor decisions regarding their meals. These people even need a dietary intervention just so they could get back in shape.
Deborah Netburn of the Los Angeles Times interviewed epidemiologist Fang Fang Zhang who works at Tufts University and co-writer of the research involving this subject, and she said, "Cancer survivors are usually motivated to improve their health, so I think it is remarkable that they are still burdened by a sub-optimal diet."
The pressure to get back into their normal lives cancer-free is usually in the way and it is among the reason to cite why they are experiencing living unhealthily instead of pursuing to be more healthy since they just survived a huge health issue, not to mention life threatening.
This research also found out that most people who have survived cancer are not consuming enough fiber, but would rather take in more empty calories than those who are not and have not experienced cancer. They also noticed that cancer survivors have a poor amount of Vitamins D, E, potassium and calcium in their body and that they even have more saturated fat and salt than those who didn't suffer from cancer at all.
Zhang explained that among the major reasons for this scenario is the fact that cancer survivors are craving for food more than the usual and that their taste buds have also been manipulated and altered since their medication.
