Chapter 8: functional Foods/Dietary Supplements Flashcards
Which is the only study on alternative diet for cancer survivors
Gonzalez diet, compared against chemo and did poorly
Which two diets have added vitamin supplementation to help meet nutritional gaps
Gerson and macrobiotic
Alkaline diet
need ca/vit D supplementation _ multivitamin
if kidney funct normal the body maintains pH regardless of diet.
-10 levels of alkaline diet that get more restrictive as the levels go up ending in a raw vegan diet
Budwig diet
flaxseed oil and cottage cheese mixture to be eaten twice a day (quark) papaya after because of the nausea…..essiac tea used (laxative effect)
Essiac and Flor-Essence
1 oz essiac tea TID, nausea, vomiting, laxative effect
Fasting
food intake may effect bioavailability of some chemo drugs
Gerson
1 cup of juice consumed each hour (goal is 20# of fruit and vegetable each day) one retrospective review performed by the Gerson Research organization has shown pos results but havent been repeated
Gonzalez REgimen
pancreatic supplements, coffee enemas
Livingston-Wheeler
vegetarian + vaccine,
Macrobiotic diet
avoiding “toxins” plant based, may be low in meat vitamins and minerals
raw food plan
only to 105 degrees for heating
Three categories of functional foods
- conventional foods 2. modified foods 3. food ingredients (resistant starch- prebiotics)
medical food and functional food are different
ex medical food food specifically used for phenylketonuria
Beta carotene
fx: antioxidant activity, food sources: carrots, bright orange and yellow foods
B-glucans
fx- boost immune system, barley, oats, fruits, vegetables, seaweed
Genistein
fx- block estrogen receptors - soyfood like edamame tofu and soymilk
inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) a by product of inulin
prebiotic activity which can enhance intestinal health, onions, shallots, artichokes
LIgnans
phytoestrogen reduced risk of breast cancer, flaxseed (grind) sesame seeds, chickpeas, oats and barley
lutein
xanthophyll antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic properties - dark leafy greens, broccoli, squash, green peas, lettuce onion corn pumpkin egg yolk
lycopene
antioxidant- tomato, red yellow and orange fruits and vegetables
oemga 3
anti inflammtory - fatty fish
soluble fibers
intestinal health (oats, lentils, apples, oranges, bananas, pears, strawberries, nuts, flaxseeds, beans, dried peas, blueberries
Need chapter 8 table 4
T/F the number of dietary supplements reported to the FDA as having adverse effects is higher than the number of poison control calls for supplements within the same year
False
CoQ10 can potentially limit cardiac and renal toxicity from which chemo drug
doxorubicin
selenium could help boost efficacy in what drug
taxol for triple negative breats cancer
Which AA coudl potentially lessen mucositis,stomatitis, esophagitis and idiarrhea
glutamine
oleic acid
improve sensitivity of Herceptin, could get olive oil and avocado
