This document outlines the President's Action Plan for 2015 by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP). It discusses establishing the D.I.E.T. program to promote healthy diets, interaction, exercise, and limiting TV/media time for parents and teachers. The committee members organizing the program are named. The document then covers various topics related to diet, including issues like anemia, junk food, skipping meals, and promoting healthy options like homegrown foods and breastfeeding. It emphasizes establishing good eating habits in children for physical and mental well-being.

1. DIET for Parents & Teachers
President’s Action Plan 2015
Part I
Dr Sachidanand Kamath
President IAP 2015

2. IAP Committee
 Chairpersons: Dr SS Kamath, Dr Pramod Jog
 Co chairperson: Dr Vijay Yewale
 IAP Coordinator: Dr Pravin Mehta
 National Convener: Dr TM Ananda Kesavan
 National Coordinator: Dr Preeti M Galagali
 Zonal Coordinators
North Zone: Dr Sudhir Kumar
East Zone: Dr Garima Saikia
West Zone: Dr Sandeep Trivedi
South Zone: Dr Sivaprakasham
Central Zone: Dr Ram Narsimha Reddy

3. Scientific Team
 Dr TM Ananda Kesavan
 Dr Preeti M Galagali
 Dr Shubha Badami
 Dr Geeta Patil
 Dr Sushma Desai

4. State Level Inauguration Of
D.I.E.T Program :Cotton Hill School TVM

5. Modern & Busy World
Changing Lifestyles
 Breakdown of joint family system
 Working parents
 Poor communication, interaction & monitoring
 Over expectations
 Over influence of e- media
………How safe are our children ?

6. New Lifestyles
New Diseases
 Change in dietary & exercise patterns
 Obesity, DM,HT….Early onset of adult diseases in
younger generation
 Westernisation, individualism, materialism
 Disharmony in Family
 Lack of confidence, mental disorders
…Can we intervene? Are we too late?
Better late than never!!!

8. D.I.E.T. Programme
 Diet
 Interaction and Immunization
 Exercise and Environment
 TV and e- Media

9. Diet: Latest Fads
 Decline in breast feeding practices
 Skipping breakfast
 Junk food- HFSSP- High fat, high sugar, high
salt & preservative/additives/ pesticides
 ‘Cola’ Culture
 Addicted to “outside bought” food

10. Double Jeopardy
 Over nutrition as well as under nutrition
 Problems are due to mal distribution of
foods rather than malnutrition
 Lifestyle diseases & anemia are increasing
in youngsters

11. Malnutrition Vs Mall Nutrition

12. Anemia

13. Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation
THE IRON ADVANTAGE
PHYSICAL,MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

14. Teens’ Reasons
For Skipping Breakfast
Lack of time
Fear of obesity
For Eating Junk
Easy availability
Peers
Ignorance

15. Skipping of Breakfast
leads to Obesity

17. Breakfast: The Brain Food
 Improves performance in studies
 Improves physical activities
 Does not contribute to overweight
High sugar breakfast causes high sugar level
which dips quickly.
This increases craving for sweets

18. Avoid Carbonated Drinks

19. Ideal drink in Summer
Buttermilk & Lime Juice

20. Beware of Food Poisoning!

22. Misleading Advertisements
The costly “brain tonic”

23. Natural fresh food!
Ideal Brain Tonic

24. Healthy Growth Tonics
 Milk/ curds
 Balanced diet
 Exercise

25. Water

26. Thali Method

27. Potato, Dal & Oil :For Infants

28. Real Fast Food:
Fruits and Vegetables!
 Fruits according to season
 Need not take costly fruits

29. Fresh vegetables from our own
Farm

30. Home Grown Vegetables
 Organic and chemical free
 Gardening is a good exercise
 Gardening is enriching, relaxing & entertaining
 Increases interest & enhances intake
 Economical

31. Constipation is Common

32. Causes of Altered Bowel Habits
 Lack of time/training/stress
 Dietary content of refined flour increased
with lack of fiber and water
 Lack of exercise

34. Prevent Obesity
 Avoid refined food, with high glycemic index,
white bread, oily fried food
 Restrict high fat meat
 Exercise, exercise, exercise
 Avoid eating while watching TV
 Monitor BMI
 Annual health check up

35. Never, never, never!!!

36. Healthy Eating Tips
 Exclusive breast feeding
 Breakfast is brain food
 Eat green leafy vegetables & fruits
 Drink milk & plenty of water
 Avoid carbonated drinks & junk food
 Kitchen Garden :Rainbow Revolution- GYOR
 Avoid TV while eating
 Regular exercise
 Family meal time

37. Ensure a
Healthy & Happy Childhood!