The department of Nutrition and Dietetics at KIMSHEALTH is centered around helping patients maintain a healthy lifestyle and remain fit. KIMSHEALTH provides customized, guideline-based dietary plans for patients, keeping in mind their health problems and nutritional requirements. Multidisciplinary in approach, the dieticians at KIMSHEALTH provide crucial support to all specialties by assessing, monitoring and optimizing the nutritional status of patients, including those who require intravenous feeding.
Specialist
Nutrition & Dietetics
KIMSHEALTH Hospital Oman
The department aims to provide:
Medical diets and nutrition support to patients complementing their treatment
Provide diet and nutrition consultation to in-patients and out-patients taking into consideration disease condition of the patient.
Provide hygienic, nutritional and tasty food to patients, guests and staff in view of their medical, social, cultural and personal choices.
Diet counseling is given for various disorders like
Diabetes
Cardiovascular diseases
Hypertension
Gastric ulcer
High uric acid
Ulcerative colitis
Gestational diabetes
Weight reduction
Kidney stones
Renal diseases
Gall bladder stones
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Constipation
Coeliac disease
Crohn's disease
Patients undergoing Bariatric surgery, etc.
Tips for good eating
Make breakfast the largest and dinner the lightest meal of the day
Eat your salad before you eat the meal
Don't starve yourself and overeat subsequently
Before cooking remove all fat from meats and also skin from chicken
Avoid repeated use of oils
Dine at least two hours before you go to bed
As age advances, eat less, exercise more
Nature’s prescription for healthy living
NO ONE EXCEPT OURSELVES ARE MORE INTERESTED IN OUR HEALTH
Eat to live, do not live to eat
Always maintain a desirable body weight
Maintain the Body Mass Index (BMI)
Between 20 and 23.
BMI = Weight (kg)/ Height2(m2)
Clean up the oily mess
*Reduce total fat and saturated fat
*Use vegetable oils in moderation
Stay close to nature
*Eat natural foods like whole grain cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables
*Avoid refined foods, processed foods and sugar
A little salt is divine but too much is harmful
*Cut down salt usage, eat foods in their natural state
Avoid alcohol
Don’t get reduced to ashes
*Avoid smoking
The wise depend on exercise for fitness
*Take regular exercise
Hope for the best and don’t drive yourselves to death
*Get to know the source of your stress and avoid it
Life should be balanced well.
*Daily some aerobic exercises, healthy food, work for 8 – 10 hours & sleep - 6 hours
SELF HELP IS THE BEST POSSIBLE ROAD TO HEALTH
