Diabetes occurs when there is too much glucose in the blood. It can be caused by factors like diet, obesity, aging, and alcohol intake. Symptoms include poor wound healing, weight loss, excessive thirst and urination, and hunger. Diet plays a major role in managing diabetes by following a diabetic food pyramid and eating the right foods.

2. What is diabetes?
This is when too much sugar or glucose is in the
blood.

3. What are the causes of diabetes?
Some of the causes of diabetes are:
• High fat diet
• Obesity
• Aging
• High alcohol intake

4. What are the symptoms of diabetes?
Some symptoms of diabetes are:
• Poor wound healing
• Unexplainable weight loss
• Excessive thirst
• Excessive urination
• Excessive eating

5. ROLE OF DIET IN THE LIVES OF
DIABETIC PATIENTS
Diabetes and diet are very closely related. Eating the
right foods play a major role in controlling the
disease.

6. Diabetic food pyramid

7. The dietary needs of senior citizens

8. The dietary needs of senior citizens
Tips for senior nutrition
• Reduced sodium consumption
• Enjoy good fats
• Fiber up
• Avoid “bad” carbohydrates
• Put five colours on your plate

9. The dietary needs of senior citizens
For seniors, the benefits of healthy eating includes
increase in mental acuteness, resistance to illness
and disease, higher energy levels a more robust
immune system, faster recuperation times and
better management of chronic health problems.

10. WHAT IS ANEMIA?
Anemia is a medical condition in which the red
blood cell count or hemoglobin is less than normal.

11. CAUSES OF ANEMIA
Any process that can disrupt the normal life span of
a red blood cell may cause anemia. Therefore it is
caused by two ways:
• a decrease in production of red blood cell or
hemoglobin
• a loss or destruction of blood

13. DIET IN THE LIVES OF ANEMIC
PATIENTS
• Adequate quantity of protein should be present in diet.
• Foods rich in iron like green leafy vegetables, plantain and whole
grain cereals
• Food rich in vitamin B complex and particularly B6 like parboiled rice,
liver and milk

14. DIET IN THE LIVES OF ANEMIC
PATIENTS
• Including citrus fruits, guava, green pepper in diet will meet the
requirement of vitamin C.
• Liver oil, fortified vegetable oil, sea foods will provide Vitamin E.
• Foods rich in folic acid like pulses, green leafy vegetables

15. ROLE OF DIET IN THE LIVES OF
TEENAGERS
A balanced diet is important to maintain health
and a sensible body weight.

16. ROLE OF DIET IN THE LIVES OF
TEENAGERS
• Plenty of starchy carbohydrates - bread, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals
and potatoes
• Plenty of fruit and vegetables - at least five portions every day
• Two to three portions of dairy products, such as milk, yoghurt, and
pasteurized cheeses

17. • Two servings of protein, such as meat, fish, eggs, beans and pulses
• Eat regular meals
• Drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day.

19. • Plenty of starchy carbohydrates - bread, rice, pasta, breakfast cereals,
chapattis, couscous and potatoes
• Plenty of fruit and vegetables - at least five portions every day
• Two to three portions of dairy products, such as milk, yoghurt, and
pasteurized cheeses
• Two servings of protein, such as meat, fish, eggs, beans and pulses
• Not too many fatty foods
• Limit sugar-rich food and drinks
• Other important dietary habits to follow during adolescence include:
• Drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day.
• Eat regular meals, including breakfast, as it can provide essential nutrients
and improve concentration in the mornings. Choose a fortified breakfast
cereal with semi-skimmed milk and a glass of fruit juice.

20. • Adequate quantity of protein should be present in diet.
• Foods rich in iron like green leafy vegetables, plantain, lotus stem,
puffed rice, whole grain cereals and iron fortified foods should be
included in the diet.
• Food rich in vitamin B complex and particularly B6 like whole
grain cereals, parboiled rice, liver, milk etc should be taken.
• Including citrus fruits, guava, green pepper in diet will meet the
requirement of vitamin C.
• Liver oil, fortified vegetable oil, sea foods will provide Vitamin E.
• Foods rich in folic acid like pulses, green leafy vegetables,
legumes. Liver and eggs should be included.
• Supplementary and fortified foods may be a help in controlling or
preventing anemia.