Episode 2 (Part 2) - Diet & Cancer Dr Priyanka explains how to avoid the problem of Cancer Cachexia...! Stay tuned in for more. Watch our coming episodes on #emotionalwellbeing ‘The Pink of Health’ series for women by the Apollo Cancer Centre in affiliation with The HOW Forum (Health of Women). #thehowforum #apollohospitals #womensupportwomen #healthy2019 #healthforall #wellnessreboot #pinkofhealthseries #womenswellness #worldcancerday #dipikatrehan #shabnambashir | Apollo Hospitals Karnataka

Think cancer weight loss is progress? Think again. I used to think losing weight meant I was winning, until cachexia hit. This is NOT a diet win; it’s our body waving the white flag. With cachexia, eating feels impossible, and even when food goes down, our body still eats away at our muscles. I’ve lived this spiral: First, my waistband got loose (no dieting), then even my muscles started to vanish. Each meal became a staring contest where I’d sit, fork in hand, poking at food with zero appetite