Take a Bite Out of Cancer
Nov 04, 2022 7:00 PM (ET)
How does food correlate with cancer? In this session we will talk about nutrition, the myths and fear mongering surrounding food and cancer, and explore tools for nourishing our bodies in a way that feels right for our individual needs.
Speakers
Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, CSO (she/her/hers)
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Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, CSO (she/her/hers)
Oncology Dietician, ZNutrition, LLC
Dr. Krystle Zuniga is a board certified specialist in oncology nutrition with over 14 years of experience in cancer and nutrition. Krystle completed her dietetic internship and earned her doctoral degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Based in Austin, TX she provides evidence-based nutrition counseling to empower cancer patients and survivors to use nutrition to optimize outcomes and improve quality of life. Her research in the area of nutrition, physical activity, and cancer has been published in scientific journals including Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Cancer Prevention Research, Nutrition and Cancer, and Journal of Geriatric Oncology. Krystle is a founding board member of the Moving Beyond Cancer Collaborative, a non-profit that provides accessible and affordable integrative oncology health and wellness services. Dr. Zuniga also enjoys busting common nutrition myths with evidence based information on Instagram @CancerNutritionHQ.