Eat your way back to wellness

IF YOU find yourself battling to eat less, then count yourself lucky. The 35,000 Irish people who are diagnosed with cancer each year often struggle to eat at all.

Up to 80% of cancer patients lose weight involuntarily, a distressing symptom that makes it harder for them to tolerate life-saving treatment.

“If you’ve ever watched someone you love suffer from cancer, then you know that one of the side effects is weight loss,” says Dr Aoife Ryan, dietician and nutrition lecturer at UCC.