The food you eat plays an important role in your health. It can help you lose weight, control your blood sugar, lower your blood pressure and manage heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, seizure disorders and other conditions. You may be on a therapeutic diet to support your recovery from surgery or illness.
In many hospitals, nutritional diets are based on scientific research, clinical expertise and patients’ needs. However, some doctors and patients may feel that the standard hospital diet is too restrictive. It can limit choice, and it’s not necessarily good for people who want to lose weight or those who want to continue to follow a healthy diet after leaving the hospital.
The hospital diet only allows small portions of low fat foods. This makes it difficult to keep up with your energy needs, so you will be hungry. It can also cause you to become deficient in certain nutrients, especially protein. You will also be eating less variety, which can affect your immune system and lead to mood swings. In addition, it is not a good idea to do any intense physical activities while on this type of diet.강남다이어트병원
Despite the constraints of meal provision in a hospital, catering services should offer their patients a tangible possibility of personalization of their meals by taking into account their preferences and requests. This should be done by harmonizing the vocabulary used in the context of hospital nutrition and rationalizing the practices related to nutritional diet prescriptions.
At Stanford, Kin is working with colleagues from the departments of food services and hospitality, nutrition scientist Christopher Gardner and dieticians to reimagine hospital food. 강남다이어트 They’re exploring real-food alternatives to supplemental nutrition products like Ensure, which are ultra-processed and high in corn syrup. They’re also open to clinical input, and have been bringing surgeons, nurses and dieticians into the kitchen to give their feedback on new products. This helps the team develop recipes that are both tasty and nutritious. For example, they’ve developed a smoothie recipe that can be made at the bedside and is a healthier alternative to shakes made with Ensure.