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The nutritional intervention will be based on a nutritional education program adapted for patients with breast cancer in active treatment. The nutritional intervention program will be based on the practical guidelines for nutrition in the oncology patient. The main objectives of the nutritional intervention will focus on preventing malnutrition, maintaining an adequate nutritional status and dietary adaptation to secondary symptomatology. To this end, an adequate energy and protein intake will be ensured and the consumption of plant-based foods will be promoted to ensure an adequate intake of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants

Weekly physical exercise guidelines will be given following the published Canadian clinical guideline recommendations combining moderate and vigorous aerobic activity. Walking will be performed 3 days a week for 30 minutes at a modified Borg scale intensity of 4-5/10, and 2 days a week for 15 minutes at a modified Borg scale intensity of 7-8/10. There will also be 5 minutes of warm-up and 5 minutes of recovery, in moderate activity at 3/10, and in vigorous activity at 4/10. In addition, 3 days per week (not coinciding with vigorous aerobic activity) of strength training at a modified Borg scale intensity of 7/10 will be included. Two sets of 8-10 repetitions will be performed, adaptable to that intensity according to the progression of the subjec