Diet Therapy

Practical application of nutrition as a preventive or corrective treatment of disease.

1. Diet planning: determining what usual nutrient intake should be.

PRINCIPLES OF DIET PLANNING

• Maintaining adequate levels of energy, nutrients, movement and rest for optimal health.
• Balancing different food groups, and consuming foods in the right proportion.
• Consuming the appropriate number of calories to maintain a healthy weight depending on your metabolism and exercise levels.

1. Fasting: willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink or both, for a period of time.
2. Short term fasting : A short-term fast means that you eat during part of the day and the rest of the day, generally about 14 hours, you are not eating. If that seems like a long time to go without a snack, remember that you are sleeping for some of those hours
3. Intermittent fasting : Intermittent fasting (IF) is an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating. It doesn't specify which foods you should eat but rather when you should eat them. In this respect, it's not a diet in the conventional sense but more accurately described as an eating pattern
4. Long term fasting : Side effects of fasting include dizziness, headaches, low blood sugar, muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue. Prolonged fasting can lead to anemia, a weakened immune system, liver and kidney problems, and irregular heartbeat. Fasting can also result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies, muscle breakdown, and diarrhea.