Importance of a Balanced Diet
- Having a balanced diet will ensure you will have less stress, and will reduce the number of diseases that you contract every year.
- A balanced diet can also help you to recover from illnesses quickly.
- A balanced diet with low sodium content is really useful for people who have high blood pressure and hypertension.
- And it will obviously ensure a healthy growth of your body, and help to maintain a proper height, and muscles.
- Reduce risk for stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
- Reduce risk for type 2 diabetes.
- Protect against certain cancers, such as mouth, stomach, and colon-rectum cancer.
- Reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.
- Help decrease bone loss and reduce the risk of developing kidney stones.
- Help with weight management.
- Reduce constipation.
For Adolescent
- Assessment – Height , Weight and BMI Measurements.
- Meal Plan for PCO
1. Thick
2. Thin - Weight reduction.
- Weight Maintenance.
- Weight Gain.
For Pregnancy
- Weight gain recommendations.
- Importance of micro and macro nutrients.
- Nutritional needs during pregnancy.
- Diet restrictions and split meal pattern for GDM.
- Dietary complications during pregnancy.
- Protein energy malnutrition
Foods to be included
- Six major nutrient groups such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water.
- 5 - 6 smaller meals rather than three major meals.
Foods to be avoided
- Excessive consumption of sugar, honey, dates, sweets.
- Bakery products like chocolates, biscuits ets.
- Sugar added juices, cold and hot drinks should be avoided.
- Excessive caffeine - tea, coffee, soda, chocolate drinks.
- Excessive salt - pickle, pappad, fried snacks, chips
- Excessive saturated fat - ghee, butter, vanaspathi
For Lactation
- Increased nutritional need than pregnancy in lactation.
- Weaning foods for baby.
For the Elderly women
Menopause
- Assessment
- Changes in gastro intestine
- Musculoskeletal Changes
- Physical Activity
- How to over come menopause in a balanced diet
Post Menopause
- Decreased Immunity
- Body composition changes
- Musculoskeletal Changes