Medical nutrition therapy Services

Dietitian Kamal Bajwa M.Sc. DFSM, CFN, (Training experience from PGI, Chandigarh)
Executive committee member of Nutrition Society of India Chandigarh chapter
Life time Member of Nutrition Society of India & Indian Dietetic Association

Medical nutrition therapy Services

Ø  Weight management (loss/gain)

Disease Management

Ø  Low birth weight

Ø  Weaning Diet

ØChildhood obesity/malnourishment

Ø  Celiac disease

Ø  Lactose intolerance

Ø  Epilepsy (ketogenic diet)

Ø  Diabetes mellitus

Ø  Cardiovascular disease

Ø  Renal disease

Ø  Liver disorders

Ø  Thyroid and PCOD

Ø  GI tract disorders

Ø  Bone disorders

Ø  Skin health

Ø  cancer

Pregnancy and lactation

Nutrition for Health & Fitness

Ø  Build lean muscle mass 

Ø  Detoxification

Ø  Exercise and sports performance

Camps as public health projects

Patiala Clinic(Monday )

Nabha Clinic(Saturday ) 

(pre decided weekly follow ups, first come first basis, no prior appointments)

Nutrition care process

(Nutrition care process includes nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, monitoring and evaluation)

Phase of Nutrition Care Process

 

A ANTHROPOMETRY

Anthropometry involves obtaining physical measurements of an individual’s then relating them standard's that reflect the growth and developments to that individual. These physical measurements are one of the important components of nutritional assessment which is evaluating over nutrition and under nutrition as well as monitoring the effect of nutrition interventions.

 

B BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE AND BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS

i)                    Laboratory test results provide objective data to use in the nutrition care process. These tests are ordered only to support nutrition diagnosis and evaluating nutrition care process as well as to determine internal biochemistry. Various parameters of nutritional status can be measured by analysis of serum, plasma, whole blood, urine and feces. It is possible to detect the nutrient deficiencies by biochemical methods much before their manifestation in the form of clinical symptoms and signs.

ii)                  Body composition is a method of describing what the body is made of. It also describes weight more accurately than BMI. Body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone, water, and muscle in human bodies. Body composition analysis can accurately show changes in fat mass, muscle mass, and body fat percentage.

 

C CLINICAL PROFILE

Our external health is also one of the important reflections of our nutritional status. Each and every clinical sign that shows your good and poor nutrition is considered. Eye, hair, nail, mouth and skin symptoms are among the early outward warning signs of vitamin and mineral deficiency.  Our nutrition care process will not only help you to achieve your expectations but also assure that you are not going to be affected by any nutritional deficiencies.

 

D DIETARY INTAKE

 Accurate assessment of individual‘s present dietary intake is utmost essential. Appropriate assessment techniques can detect a nutritional deficiency in the early stages of development allowing dietary intake to be improved through nutritional support and counseling before a more sincere condition develops. On your first day you are provided with 3 day’s intake form to take 72 hour’s diet record and with help of this 50+nutrient’s analysis is done.

 

E ENERGY EXPENDITURE

 Energy may be defined as capacity to do work. Energy expenditure is the amount of energy person use in form of calories. Energy is expended by the human in form of basal energy expenditure (physically and mentally at rest in thermo neutral environment), resting energy expenditure (respiration, circulation etc.), thermic effect of food (consumption, digestion & absorption) and activity thermogensis (exercise or daily work).These all components make up a person’s daily total energy expenditure. Only activity thermogensis's data will be taken in written form, the rest will be calculated from standard formulae.

 

F FOLLOW UP

Once we are done with your ABCDE phase, weekly follow ups will be fixed. On your first follow up you will be provided with a diet chart. The diet is based upon the patient's medical record, physical examination, functional examination and dietary history. This Diet chart contains 7 day’s planned diet. At the end of this diet chart you have to appear for follow up to monitoring the effect of nutrition interventions. You can avail of phone whatsapp and email support for all your queries. For any kind of special occasions, meals will be planned accordingly.

 

G GET HEALTHY AND MAINTAIN

Medical nutrition therapy is never a day's need; it is always an integral part of any health care system.

It can help one to live better at any age. When it comes to maintain, it means your particular nutrient utilization should be equal to its consumption (for example given calorie in your balanced diet chart is equal to your calorie expenditure). Maintenance of comfort and quality of life are most typically the goals of our nutrition care process. Keep going with learnt healthy food habits and eating according to the given balanced diet is always enough to maintain your achieved health status for long.