Pregnancy Nutrition: Safe Seafood, Cheeses & Calorie Needs

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What Foods Should You Avoid While Taking Radiation?

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Jeffrey Traister

Diet plays an integral role in treating cancer, a disease characterized by abnormal cells that multiply uncontrollably and destroy normal cells and tissue. Nonetheless, there are certain types of foods you need to avoid while receiving radiation treatment.

Jeffrey Traister is a writer and filmmaker. For more than 25 years, he has covered nutrition and medicine for health-care companies and publishers, also producing digital video for websites, DVDs and commercials. Trained in digital filmmaking at The New School, Traister also holds a Master of Science in human nutrition and medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.