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Nutrition for People with Cancer
Eating well is more important than ever during cancer treatment.
Before adding Juven, it’s important to create a nutritional base. The guidelines below will help you create a sound nutritional base.
| •Dairy products | 2 servings |
•Meat,eggs
(2 to 3 ounces per serving) | 2 or more servings |
•Vegetables
1/2-cup servings (at least one citrus) | 2 or more servings |
•Fruits
1/2-cup servings
(at least one dark green, leafy or one yellow vegetable) | 3 or more servings |
| •Breads, cereals | 6 or more servings |
Your body needs many nutrients from many sources to meet the physical and nutritional challenges ahead. To also support your healing, consume high-calorie foods — they act as an ally in the fight against weight loss. Extra protein is particularly beneficial if you're healing after surgery.
Juven: Two times per day
In many cases, calories and protein alone are not enough for your non-healing wounds or radiotherapy burns. Your healthcare team may recommend use of a supplement that can help slow the loss of muscle and support the growth of new tissue — this will help support healing and help maintain strength. That supplement is Juven.
Just two packets of Juven a day as part of a complete, balanced diet can help support healing. Juven contains three key ingredients — HMB, arginine, and glutamine — found naturally in a healthy body.
You can simply mix Juven with water, or mix it with your favorite foods and beverages.
As always, please discuss your nutritional issues with your healthcare team. Your physician, nurse, and dietitian are your partners in nutritional health!
The benefits of HMB, arginine, and glutamine
Juven is a therapeutic nutrition product that combines three key ingredients — HMB, arginine, and glutamine — with other ingredients for flavor and stability.
Juven helps support healing from wounds such as surgical incisions and radiation burns.
HMB, arginine, and glutamine play multiple roles:
- Slow protein breakdown
- Facilitate synthesis of collagen and other proteins involved in wound healing
- Support function of numerous cells involved in immune response