Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Low calorie diet

The diet provides less calories than the total energy requirements for the day;thus it provides for depletion of body fat.It is used in cases of obesity,cardiac disturbances and hypertension in overweight individuals.

The following foods should be avoided while formulating the diet

Sweets,choclates,jaggery,jam,honey,preserves,puddings,cakes etc.

Roots and tubers

Fried foods

Dried fruits and nuts

Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks unless they contain artificial sweetening agents instead of sugar

Cream and free fats

Fruits like banana,custard apple,sapota,dates etc.



Source Some therapeutic diets by Swaran pasricha

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