OUR DIET TODAY

Our diet today consists of entirely too much processed, high fat, high sodium food. The nutrients and fiber our bodies need to stay healthy are not found in most of the food we purchase at restaurant chains, drive-through restaurants, take out food, and processed or pre-cooked meals. The problem is, we are a nation of individuals in a hurry, and do not have the time, nor take the time, to eat healthy. We are raising our children on high fat, high salt, fast - foods today. Our children will no have an idea of what a healthy diet is if we do not model it for them.

The second leading cause of chronic health conditions today is obesity. Why? Because, obesity leads to many other chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. At first, it may seem that a healthy, balanced diet is boring and takes too much time out of our day. If we want to live a long, healthy life, however, a few minutes out of our day will save years of life yet to come.

What is Healthy Eating?

A healthy eating plan is a balanced approach to eating - providing essential vitamins and nutrients our bodies need while reducing the unhealthy foods we do not need to stay healthy. The plan should be rich in complex carbohydrates, fruits, vegetables, and low fat proteins, along with the "good fats." An imbalance in any of these areas can cause weight gain and/or an immune system that does not function at a peak level, which can result in any number of diseases. The Center for Disease Control has declared that obesity may surpass smoking as the leading cause of death.

Nutritional consultation is an ideal way to start losing weight.

What should nutritional consultation include?

• Nutritional analysis and a detailed review of eating habits
• Determining and investigating the causes
• Individual recommendations which do not only suit your everyday life but also optimise your diet. Advising you how to select low-calorie foods.
• Behavioural training
• Offering nutritional advice on diseases such as diabetes and allergies with the help of your GP.
• Individual and/or group work
• An important part of nutritional consultations is developing a physical work out programme

Nutrition Support Services

• Management of tube feeding including distribution of formula and equipment
• Provision of nutrition supplements for inpatients with poor food intake
• Participation in the parenteral nutrition team
• Management of the Home Enteral Nutrition Program for approved clients who need tube feeding at home.
  
  

Special Diet Service

• Liaison with the Food Services Department for meal and mid meal service requirements for those with special dietary needs
• Staffing and management of the Infant Formula Room for the preparation and dispensing of infant formula for neonatal intensive care and paediatric wards.

Health Promotion

Increasing client, staff and the general publics knowledge of food and nutrition and how to promote health and decrease the risk of chronic disease.

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