Diet for a Doctor

 Occupational demands
 False dietary habits and their effects
 Dietary management
 Food servings allowed
 Life style modification
Occupational demands

 SEDENTARY WORK
 TIME
 INCOMPLETE REST
FALSE DIETARY HABITS AND THEIR
EFFECTS

 Skip meals to avoid  Starvation-- low BMR

feeling sleepy & high wt.
 Avoid rice to prevent  Nutritional deficiency
weight gain
 Heavy tea consumption  More calories and
to avoid sleep depressed hunger
 Overlook consumption
 Loss of minerals
of fruits
 No definite size so
 Take small frequent
excess calorie intake.
meals
DIETARY MANAGEMENT
 Required Nutritional Demands


Calorie- 25 Kcal per kg ideal body weight

Proteins- 1-1.5gm per kg ideal bodyweight

Carbohydrates - 70 % of total calories.

Fat - Remaining calories
 LIFE STYLE
MODIFICATIONS

Exercise

1) Increases LBM
2) Controls the decrease in RMR
3) Relief of boredom, increased sense of self
control.
Habits

Alcohol

 Serves as a source of fat

 Along with regular diet increases calorie
intake
 Spares fat oxidation
 Case study

A middle aged man weighs 72 kg and height 160cm.

He is a doctor and has no other complaint.

Ideal body weight---- 60 kg

Present body weight---72 kg.
Over weight by--------- 12 kg.
Total calories prescribed:
Present body wt. X 25 kcal
= 1800 - 500
= 1300 kcal/day.
Total CHO required:
70% of total cal.
= 227 gm.
Total protein required:
1.5 gm/ kg present body wt.
= 72 gm.
Total fat required:
Remaining calories
= 12 gm
 FOODS TO CHOOSE
Foods allowed Foods avoided

 All cereals and • Refined cereals

their products (1ser/15 days )
(6-12 ser/day)
 All pulses & • -------------------------
legumes (2-3
ser/day)
 Skimmed milk • Whole milk and their
&their products products
(2 ser/day )
 All green leafy  ---------------------------
vegetables ---------------------------
(2-3 ser/day ) -------------
 All other vegetables  Potato,sweet potato
(2 ser/day ) (1/2 ser/15 day )
 All fruits (1ser/day )  Banana, mango
(1 ser/15 days)
 Egg white
 Red meat- chicken
(2 ser/day )
(1ser/15 days )
 Sugars (1/2 ser/day )  Bakery products,
 Fats ( 1-1.5 ser/day ) cakes chocolates,fried
foods,groundnut
chutney,pickles.
 One day meal plan
Early morning: 1 glass luke warm water with 1 lemon juice and
2 drops honey

Breakfast: 1 katori (30 gm ) Pohe (without ground nuts ) /

Upama / Corn Flakes / 4 idlis (without coconut
chutney ) / daliya.
1 citrus fruit / 1 cup tea / coffee

Lunch: 2 chapati / 1 bhakari / 4 phulka

1 katori rice ( 30 gm uncooked )
1 katori dal ( 15 gm uncooked )
1 katori salads ( with or without curds )
1 katori vegetable ( with less oil
Snacks: 1 whole fruit ( as per list ) / 1 katori puffed rice bhel / 2
dhoklas / 2 khakara.

Dinner : same as lunch. ( Avoid taking rice )

Tips :
 Do exercise daily for at least 30 min.
 Eat on time & in relaxed atmosphere.
 Do not skip breakfast.
 Have dinner 2 hours before sleep.
 Have more of fruits, salads & water.
 Take at least 6 hours sleep daily.