Many are the wrong eating and living habits that people practice during the holy month of Ramadan, because of the incorrect information that was devoted and transmitted among them. These wrong practices may exacerbate the difficulties they face during fasting hours, and increase the chances of gastrointestinal confusion, headache or even weight gain. Correcting this information will change the diet, and all associated harm.
The error
Some believe that cancer patients cannot eat sugars, especially since sweets are considered dishes that are served more than once a week, as they link
Sugars and cancer cells increase, as they are considered food for cancer cells, and help increase cancerous tumors.
Righteousness
The specialist in oncology at the Saudi German Hospital, Dr. Reham Omar, confirmed that the link between sugars and the proliferation of cancer cells has no scientific basis for it. She pointed out that, contrary to what is rumored by people, it is worth noting the importance of increasing proteins and sugars in the blessed month of Ramadan, so that the patient can withstand throughout the month, providing advice to patients to eat dates of all kinds, because it is one of the foods very beneficial to the body, and there is no harm from it . She drew attention to the importance of the balanced nutrition of a cancer patient who is permitted to fast, as it is very important in order not to catch anemia, which negatively affects the effectiveness of treatment and the timing of doses, through eating balanced amounts of proteins represented in red and white meat at breakfast, eggs and dairy products, or Legumes at suhoor time. She stressed the need to include vegetables and fruits in the diet, as they contain minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.