Cancer is a frightening disease for those living with it, and food can be one of the ways to rationalize it and gain strength to overcome it. Marta Carriço and Catarina Sousa Guerreiro present in the book Comer para Prevenir e Confrentar o Cancer some tools for those who already have the disease, but also … Read more
We recently saw on the Instagram of the ANCP – Academia Nacional de Atenção Palliativos, the publication of a position on the non-implementation or suspension of the diet in patients in a chronic vegetative state. The announcement immediately caught our attention. In 2007, German medical lawyer Wolfgang Putz advised the children of a patient who … Read more
A common complaint among dieters is excessive hunger despite strictly following the diet rules. The lack of portions adapted to the patient’s reality is one of the factors that leads to an increase in appetite during the period of food restriction, making re-education difficult. Trendy diets that offer all patients the same foods in equal … Read more
A common complaint among dieters is excessive hunger despite strictly following the diet rules. The lack of portions adapted to the patient’s reality is one of the factors that leads to an increase in appetite during the period of food restriction, making re-education difficult. Trendy diets that offer all patients the same foods in equal … Read more
The portions of some of our favorite foods are getting bigger and bigger. According to a December 2021 study in the American Journal of Public, ultra-processed foods and drinks, including chocolate, french fries, fast food burgers, and soft drinks, are sold in sizes up to five times larger than when they were launched for the … Read more