the childhood cancer survivors do not meet ACS guidelines on healthy food -
Having survived cancer as a child does not necessarily have an effect training makes people lead healthier lives, once they grow up. In fact, in a report from a study by the National Cancer Institute funded by survivors of childhood cancer known as Healthy Living Chicago study, investigators found that survivors of childhood cancer in any way adhere more closely to guidelines on healthy eating than their peers without cancer. The results are published in Springer Journal of Cancer Survivorship .
childhood cancer survivors are faced with different challenges of health care and are more likely to die earlier than the general population. They have a higher risk of secondary cancers, heart disease, body weight disorders and psychosocial problems. Therefore, the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines on nutrition and physical activity encourages the efforts of cancer survivors to live healthier lives.
Because so little is known about how cancer survivors adhere to these guidelines, Chloe Berdan and colleagues examined the selected data from the study participants Living Healthy Chicago. The University investigation team of Illinois led by Drs. Stolley and Sharp conducted interviews focused on structured health with 431 survivors of childhood cancer and 361 people who never had the disease. The survivors, aged between 18 and 59, were all diagnosed with a malignant cancer before their 21st birthday.
No significant difference was found between how the survivors and the control group joined Societe Generale American Cancer Guidelines. Survivors had an average body mass index of about 1.2 kg / m lower than in the control group and smoked less. They consumed less fiber. In fact, only about one in ten survivors (10.2 percent) met the recommendations of fiber, while only 17.7 percent ate five fruits or vegetables a day. The survivors were better achieve the goal of at least five hours of moderate physical activity per week (60.5 percent) than sticking to one of the other guidelines, and on average got less than 50 percent for the quality of their diet. The 0.7 percent of the survivors who actually fully adhered to the guidelines tend to be women, non-smokers and people with a good view of their own health.
"There is still much room for improvement in education and encouraging survivors to follow diets and healthier lifestyles," says Berdan. "The adoption of such behavior in early adulthood can have a lasting impact on their quality of life and overall survival. "
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