DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL AND THEAPEUTIC DIET SHEETS FOR PAKISTANI POPULATION

Abstract

A research project was initiated to develop balanced diet sheet for (a) normal healthy population, adult male, female including vulnerable groups e.g. infants, children, pregnant women and elderly male and female (b) Therapeutic diet sheet from locally available Pakistani food for dietary management of various diseases e.g. gastrointestinal infection, obesity, diabetes, gout, liver, kidney, and cardiovascular diseases. Beside these some special diet like low and high fiber diet, restricted proteins, sodium and potassium diet, high fiber, low fat diet, soft textured diet, fat restricted diet, gluten free diet and anti dumping diet have also been prescribed. These diet sheet have been developed according to the recommended dietary allowances for healthy persons or the diseased state of an individual with the help of food composition table for Pakistan. For the accuracy of the diet sheets, the protein, energy and carbohydrate value of each diet have been determined practically in the labs of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Human Nutrition. The diet manual include statement concerning basic requirement in health and disease,the principle of diet, food allowance, with detail list of food to use and to avoid with typical meal pattern. The diet manual will serve as a practical guide for general population, nutritionists clinician, nurses, dietitians working in hospital and various research institutes