We have used the phrase "dietary management" several times during our discussion so far. What does this phrase mean? It refers to managing a disease condition using dietary means. Dietary management involves making modifications in the diet and usually also involves changing the frequency of feeding.
We also mentioned that therapeutic diets are adaptations of the normal diet. They are planned to meet the requirements of specific conditions and maintain or restore good nutrition in such situations.
As a community educator, it is your role to inform people about the role of diet in disease. Our traditional systems of medicine such as ayurveda often specify dietary restrictions depending on the type of medicine prescribed. However, even if they are familiar with this relation between diet and drugs, people may not always recognize the importance of food alone as a means of therapy. Explaining the nature of an illness and then relating it to dietary change is important.
Sometimes it becomes difficult to convince people that a simple dietary change can help to cure or control a disease. It is expected that only pills, tablets, capsules or injections work wonders! You may have to think of innovative ways to tackle this problem. Avery effective strategy is to actually show the benefits of diet therapy in the case of a community member. However, this may not always be feasible.
A very nice guide. Saaolhearthcare - Diet management, also known as “food service management”, is the practice of providing nutritional options for individuals and groups with diet concerns through supervision of foodservices.
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