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Trying not to put on any weight with Tamoxifen...

I am on Tamoxifen and am desparately trying not to put on weight which is a common side effect of this drug. I am sticking to 1400 calories per day, I am size 10, 5ft 2" and weigh 10 stone which I think is far too much. Does the nutritionist have any tips for me?

A.

Our expert says...

Apparently fewer than 1 in 10 (10%) of people treated with tamoxifen will put on weight while they are taking it, so if you are affected you are unlucky. Any weight gain you experience may also be related to fluid retention, so one of the things you can do to help is try to really cut down on your salt intake which you can do by checking how much there is in the processed foods you eat (we?re recommended not to have more than 6g salt a day). You don?t actually say if you are putting on weight despite only having 1400 calories a day, but I would think this is extremely unlikely. And if you do just mange to keep your weight stable for now that is an achievement if you are working against a medication. In fact at 25.6 your BMI is only just into the overweight range and you only really need to lose about half a stone to be healthy. Good luck, and I hope this helps!

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