Question
What are the dietary restrictions for pediatric hepatoblastoma?
Answer
There are many different opinions about dietary restrictions for pediatric hepatoblastoma in folk beliefs. Some suggest avoiding foods such as chicken, crab, beef, pork, and carp. However, both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have not explicitly advocated for dietary restrictions. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes moderate dietary control, while Western medicine generally does not advocate for strict limitations on food types. Western medicine focuses on the relationship between diet and disease and is not always opposed to so-called “taboo foods” as these may be harmful to the human body. Western medicine advises against frequent consumption of smoked fish and smoked meat, and points out that alcohol can reduce the body’s detoxification and biotransformation abilities, lower immunity, increase carcinogenic activity and cytotoxicity within the body, so it is not recommended to drink alcohol.