Farmers, small and medium-scale food handlers and processors in Nigeria have been urged to embrace good agricultural and post-harvest food practices to avert preventable morbidity and deaths associated with related diseases and poisoning.
New food solutions for cancer patients: a consumer-centred approach
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The Oncofood project revealed some expectations of cancer patients regarding new food solutions.
Cancer is among the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the Global Cancer Observatory, in 2018 there were 18.1 million new cases and 9.5 million cancer-related deaths worldwide.
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One of the main challenges for cancer patients undergoing treatment is preventing or mitigating malnutrition. Cancer-related malnutrition is highly prevalent in patients undergoing cancer treatment, varying from eight to 84 percent, dependent on cancer site and stage.
2 However, not all patients suffer from malnutrition, but most experience a reduction in their daily food intake as they often have adverse side effects (eg, taste loss, bad taste in mouth, metallic taste, sores in mouth, vomiting, loss of appetite and dysphagia).