50% of the patient’s health depends only on his lifestyle. So say the doctors themselves, and this is the pure truth.
The fact is that the outcome of all diseases depends not only on the correct course of medicines, their dosages and medical procedures. Along with them, the regimen and specialized medical nutrition are of paramount importance . This is due to the fact that with any disease, the human body is gradually depleted, metabolism is disturbed in it, a deficiency and an overabundance of certain metabolites occur. And if you maximize this by supplying only the necessary nutrients, then the restoration of all functions will occur much faster than with uncontrolled, completely untreated, nutrition.
Dangerous conditions due to malnutrition
So, with diabetes, the slightest excess of sugar in food can cause the development of a ketoacidotic coma, while at the same time, hypoglycemia also leads to depression of the patient’s consciousness. Therefore, in the clinical nutrition of such patients, the number of products with easily digestible carbohydrates and a high content of glucose and fats is reduced. They are assigned table number 9, designed specifically for such patients.
The therapeutic nutrition of patients takes even more acute significance in cases of lesions of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, various disorders of the function and morphology of the liver. For them, food is not only a source of energy, but also a provocateur of exacerbation of their diseases. Therefore, they are assigned specialized 1, 2 and 5 tables, aimed at a pronounced reduction in fats, acidic, spicy and poorly digestible foods, carbonated drinks. In the clinical nutrition of such patients, there is even a period of complete hunger in order to relieve the already stressed state of their organs and muffle the pathological processes in them. It is also important to offset all the energy costs of the disease and improve digestion. Gentle cooking methods are recommended for this: steaming, stewing, decoctions, and soups prefer mucous membranes, which have the property of enveloping the walls of the intestine to protect them from microbes and their toxins.
Nutrition for heart and kidney disease
Much attention in clinical nutrition is given to patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system. There is a separate 10th table for them. This diet takes into account the need to increase energy and protein products in order to stabilize the walls of blood vessels and cell membranes, as well as a sharp restriction of fats and sugar. The ionic composition for such patients is also of great importance, since, as everyone knows, potassium and magnesium are irreplaceable sources of energy for the work of the heart.
And for patients with various lesions of the urinary system, not only cooking technology and the content of certain products are important, but also the content of liquid and salt. This is explained by the frequency of development of edema in such patients, urination disorders, therefore table No. 7 is intended for them. It increased the number of dairy products, vegetarian soups, fish, fruits and vegetables.