What are the benefits of maintaining a healthy weight during my treatment?

There are lots of good reasons to maintain a healthy weight. You'll feel stronger, have more energy, and improve your self-esteem. Maintaining a healthy weight may help reduce your risk of breast cancer coming back. Studies on maintaining a healthy weight and lowering the risk of a first-time breast cancer suggest that overweight women have a higher risk of developing breast cancer after menopause than women at a healthy weight. Research has also shown that women who gain weight after their breast cancer diagnosis have a higher risk of recurrence.

To work out your healthy weight you can calculate your body mass index or BMI using the following formula:                                   

After you have worked out your BMI check to see which weight category you fall into:

Alternatively you can look at the table below. These weights correspond to a BMI between 20 and 25.

For more information on what is a healthy diet click on the following link:

What is a healthy diet? (link to diet and nutrition)