{"id":3998,"date":"2022-05-14T05:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-14T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oncoalicia.com\/type-of-cancer\/nutrition-during-prostate-cancer-treatment\/weight-gain\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T09:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:01:33","slug":"weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oncoalicia.com\/en\/types-of-cancer\/prostate\/weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Dietary Recommendations for Weight Gain in Prostate Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some patients may experience weight gain during hormone treatment due to metabolic alteration caused by androgen deprivation. Decreased physical activity may also be the cause of weight gain. Fatigue and tiredness may decrease daily physical activity.
\nWhen weight gain is not very significant or the specialist does not indicate otherwise, follow the same recommendations offered for maintaining a balanced diet during treatment and avoid following any type of exclusion or alternative diet that has not been prescribed as part of the oncological treatment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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WHAT DO WE RECOMMEND?<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Drink 7-8 glasses of water per day.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Use the plate method for main meals. <\/i>
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The plate method ensures the intake of full meals while controlling the energy consumed.
\nDividing the plate into three sections: half should always be based on vegetables, and the other half should be divided into two sections, so that one quarter can contain whole grains and the other quarter protein-based foods. With this method, we can prepare different types of dishes: single, combined, a first and second course, or a combination of small dishes.<\/p>\n

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Always include a large quantity of vegetables in your meals. <\/i>
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In the form of salads, stews, pur\u00e9es, roasts, steamed, boiled, grilled or saut\u00e9ed, or in preparations such as omelettes or soups. Mushrooms can also be used as vegetables. Avoid excessive seasoning with sauces or oil.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cauliflower, leek and carrot cream\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Salad with asparagus ice cream\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Include starchy foods in moderation and always choose the wholemeal version. <\/i>
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Potatoes, pasta, rice, or bread, among others, should be consumed in moderation and always by other food groups such as vegetables, mushrooms, fish, eggs… (See plate method above). Always choose wholemeal versions of starchy foods (if there are no contraindications).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Endives stuffed with quinoa and dried fruit\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Barley and peanut salad\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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‘Poke’ of integral rice with vegetables, mushrooms and sesame\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ensure an intake of protein-rich foods. <\/i>
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Eggs, fish, seafood, meat, pulses and derivatives, nuts… Always choose the leanest versions (limit consumption of fatty meats and cold meats) and cook with simple and low-fat methods: baked in the oven, grilled, microwaved, en papillote, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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  • White fish:<\/b> monkfish, pike, cod.<\/li>\n
  • Blue fish:<\/b> sardine, mackerel, salmon.<\/li>\n
  • Seafood:<\/b> squid, octopus, mussels, cuttlefish, shrimp, crayfish.<\/li>\n
  • Naturally preserved fish:<\/b> tuna, sardines, scallops.<\/li>\n
  • White meat:<\/b> chicken, rabbit, turkey.<\/li>\n
  • Eggs<\/b> (especially the egg white).<\/li>\n
  • Dairy:<\/b> protein-rich skim yogurt, fresh cheese, cottage cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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