Therapeutic diets
Definition
A therapeutic diet is a meal plan that
controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients as part of the treatment of a
medical condition and is normally prescribed by a physician and planned by a
dietician, often in a hospital setting.
Introduction
A
therapeutic diet is usually a modification of a regular diet with addition or
deletion of some meal ingredients.
It
is modified for-
· Increasing certain nutrients in diet
· To change the texture of a diet
· Remove certain items to combat food allergies or food
intolerances
· As part of treatment of deficiency diseases
Reasons therapeutic diets
may be prescribed
1.
To
maintain nutritional status
2.
To
restore nutritional status
3.
To
correct nutritional status
4.
To
decrease calories for weight loss
5.
To
provide extra calories for weight gain
6.
To
balance amounts of carbohydrates, fat and protein for control of diabetes
7.
To
provide a greater amount of a nutrient such as protein
8.
To
decrease the amount of a nutrient such as sodium or glucose
9.
To
exclude foods due to allergies or food intolerance
10. To provide texture modifications due to problems with chewing
and/or swallowing
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