We have all heard about the fancy and the not-so fancy ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ that are trending and well-known celebrities are swearing by. We are constantly exposed to new diets in media such as liquid diets, low-carb, keto just to mention a few. It can be confusing to say the least but also lead to the unwanted effects of ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ and ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐, if we are not familiar with our daily essentials. This is the forte of dietitians! Even though I have worked in healthcare for almost a decade I have recently learnt about the important role dietitians can play in many conditions such as chronic disease, those with food sensitivities and help patients with their wound healing postoperatively.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐:
- ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐/๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป
Loosing and gaining weight require meticulous planning and discussions about lifestyle, ideas and thoughts around self-image, history of weight changes and diets that have been attempted, eating habits etc. A consultation will also find out whether there are any eating disorders that might need specialised attention.
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Diabetes mellitus and heart disease can be influenced by what you eat and having a healthy diet can help control these illnesses. Another important fact is that a healthier lifestyle can help prevent Diabetes mellitus from developing!
Other important chronic illnesses to mention are cancer, IBS, high blood pressure, kidney disease, IBD, celiac disease. It is essential to get help with what to eat so that you donโt aggravate your disease as well as keep a healthy diet.
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People who have allergies will know how difficult it can be to figure out what you can and canโt eat. Eating should be a pleasurable experience, and the dietitian can help you establishing a diet that you can will enjoy.
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If you are considering to have a vegetarian or vegan diet, it is crucial to doing some research into what food you should eat instead to make sure that you have all the vitamins, proteins, minerals and trace elements so that you will not suffer malnourishment. They can help you with getting a well-rounded diet. Maybe youโll discover something new you havenโt tried before!
- ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ
Dietitians can also analyse and understand what relationship you have with food so as to ensure a healthy mindset.
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If you are pregnant or thinking about pregnancy, if you have kids that are fussy eaters, if you have vitamin and mineral deficiencies or anaemiaโฆ.and much more!