A balanced diet in terms of calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, electrolytes and vitamins is essential for a healthy life. A proper diet provides the daily requirement of nutrients to the body, thus enhancing the immunity of the person.
The dietetics Department at Kailash Hospital & Heart Institute strives to establish and encourage good nutrition practice and provide good nutrition care to the patients and normal individuals.
- The department has a dietetics team consisting of four expert Dieticians.
- The dietetics team provides high-quality dietetic service to the hospital patients.
- Dietetics service is available to the patients 24 hours a day.
- Diets are provided to the patients according to diagnosis of patients
- The Dieticians remain active in patient's care and keep reporting the nutritional status of the patients as well as act as an adviser to the Physicians and the medical team.
- The Dieticians present a nutritional assessment of the patients that may include information specific to ideal body weight, history of weight loss, pertinent laboratory values and anthropometric measurement.
- The diets are provided to the patients based on Science of Nutrition.
- The Dieticians remain in touch with the patients and visit them twice daily.
- The Dieticians help the patients understand the nature of the disease and the dietary influence and its management.
The department also provides diet counselling for different type of diseases like
- Diabetes
- Cardiac Disorder
- Cancer
- Migraine
- Kidney Disease
- liver Disease
- Paediatric Diet
- Diet Related to Pregnancy and Lactation
- Weight Management
- Burn Patient
- Allergic Diet
- Endocrine Disorder Diet
- Organ transplant
- Diet Information Related Different Surgery
- Others
Diet Provided To Hospital Patients
Normal diet, soft, semi-solid, liquid, clear liquid diets and feeds - all based on the nature of disease - Diets provided to the admitted patients are complimentary.
Services Provided By The Department
- Diet Counseling
- Free Diet Counseling in Camp Organized by Kailash Hospital
- Free Diet Counseling for poor people
- Create Awareness among poor people through participation a different program, specially for women and children.
Some Simple Dietetic Tips For A Healthy Life
- Eat healthy to lead a healthy life.
- As age advances, eat less, exercise more.
- Make breakfast the largest and dinner the lightest meal of the day.
- Be a nibbler, not a gourmet.
- Don't starve yourself and overeat subsequently.
- Include all colours of food in your diet.
- Don't use excess salt.
- Eat your salad before you eat the meal.
- Eat fresh vegetables and fruits - avoid canned/tinned and preserved food.
- Consume a variety of refined oils.
- Consume a variety of refined oils.
- Take exercise and walk half an hour daily.