Patients must wait at least 30 minutes before eating, drinking, or taking other medications
[ 18 F]-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) can be considered the gold standard for metabolic imaging in the clinic
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Fruits and vegetables (about 3-5 servings) are encouraged in addition to the meals and snack