Nutrition During Proton Therapy For Kids
Posted April 3rd, 2017
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
This webinar, presented by Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN, provides an overview of nutrition issues and intervention strategies for children undergoing proton therapy. Karen Wagner is a registered dietician who specializes in nutrition support and education for cancer patients.
My Sugar Use Blog: Final Thoughts
Posted April 14th, 2014
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
I learned a lot from tracking my own sugar use intake and I would invite you to do the same!
My Sugar Use Blog: Week Two!
Posted April 1st, 2014
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
Karen continues to monitor her added sugar intake and tries to make some healthy changes.
My Sugar Use Blog: Week one!
Posted March 24th, 2014
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
I did my best to follow the advice that I give to patients and I tried to follow my normal pattern and just track what I normally eat. I rediscovered what I have known from previous attempts to monitor what I eat: it is rather time consuming and tedious to track what you eat! It […]
My Strange Affair with Sugar Continues
Posted March 17th, 2014
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
Last week we had a group of student volunteers that set up a fantastic display for National Nutrition Month. A prominent part of the display was a visual demonstration of how much added sugars are in a variety of common drinks.
Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition
Posted January 18th, 2014
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
Being a Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition, a CSO, designates my advanced practice with patients who have cancer.
Nutrition Nuggets: Best foods?
Posted May 13th, 2011
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
There is a certain amount of tug of war in nutrition as it relates to cancer. On the one hand there are frequent “discoveries” of chemicals founds in foods that seem to be helpful in “fighting” cancer. Often the chemical in question is just one of many found in a particular plant and it is […]
A Dietitian’s Strange Affair with Sugar
Posted June 28th, 2010
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
At least once a week, if not more, I find myself in the strange position of trying to convince someone to eat more sugar. It is not that I think that everyone should eat more sugar, it’s not that I think sugar is healthy, but the information regarding sugar and cancer gets so distorted by […]
The Rainbow Connection
Posted November 18th, 2009
Karen Wagner, MS, RD, CSO, LDN
I love news stories about "super foods". Even if these stories can sometimes be confusing, I welcome almost any opportunity to talk about healthy foods! Super foods often get their designation in the media because they contain some newly discovered chemical, often called a phytochemical that may be helpful in preventing heart disease, diabetes or […]