Therapeutic diets are meal plans that are modified from regular diets and prescribed as part of treatment for certain medical conditions. They control consumption of specific foods or nutrients to avoid worsening a person's health. Different types of therapeutic diets exist for conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol, food allergies, and more. Therapeutic diets are suggested by physicians and dieticians and aim to heal medical issues or prevent future problems by restricting processed foods.

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2. Table Contents
Definition
Introduction
About Therapeutic Diet
Types of Therapeutic Diet
Who Should Follow Therapeutic Diet
Conclusion
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3. Definition
Therapeutic diet is a modification in regular diet as a
part of the treatment plan for certain medical
conditions.
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4. About Therapeutic Diet
• Diets are not just meant for weight loss,
but they serve other purposes too. Do you
know what is a therapeutic diet?
• It is the type of diet which controls the
consumption of certain foods or nutrients.
• This is done to make sure that the
individual's health condition does not get
worsened.
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5. About Therapeutic Diet
• Therapeutic diet is suggested to people
who are getting treated for a medical
condition.
• This meal plan is usually suggested and
created by a physician or dietician, and is
planned by making a few moderations in
the patient's regular diet.
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6. About Therapeutic Diet
• A lot of people are not aware about this
diet as it is only prescribed by experts as a
part of the treatment plan for some health
problem.
• It is a healing diet that can also help in
preventing several medical conditions.
• The most common factor in a lot of
therapeutic diets is to avoid processed
foods at all cost.
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8. Types of Therapeutic Diet
• The length of the diet depends on the
individual’s response and any
improvements in health conditions.
• The diet is not permanent unless the
restricted foods can cause allergies,
sensitivities, or any negative symptoms.
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9. Types of Therapeutic Diet
• Only an expert can give you a verified and
balanced meal plan for the betterment of
your health. You should not try to
customize your regular diet with your
own convenience and ways.
• There are many types of therapeutic diets
that are suggested to patients suffering
from a specific health problem.
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10. Types of Therapeutic Diet
Clear Liquid Diet
• There has to be clear liquid in this type of
therapeutic diet. Mostly, when people are not
able to digest or swallow solid food or are facing
digestion issues, then some modifications should
be made in the regular diet by an expert.
• Firstly, clear liquid diet will instruct you to avoid
heavy or solid foods and consume liquids
including electrolytes, Dal Ka Pani and rice water
instead.
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11. Types of Therapeutic Diet
Low cholesterol/low fat diet
• This type of therapeutic diet plan has foods that
and low in fat and cholesterol. It can be planned
for people fighting to manage their weight or have
high cholesterol levels.
• The doctor will ask you to have foods like low fat
milk, yogurt and cottage cheese. In addition, to
follow this diet, an individual is advised to avoid
cheese, processes foods and butter among others.
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12. Types of Therapeutic Diet
Intolerance diet
• Intolerance diet is for people who cannot have
certain foods due to allergies and intolerances. In
such cases, the regular diet is customized a little
according to the requirement.
• The method is to eliminate the allergic food items
from your daily diet. After omitting those foods for
some time, a test can be done to see if the
symptoms are coming back.
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13. Types of Therapeutic Diet
High fiber diet
• People who have diabetes can manage their
glucose levels by consuming soluble fiber.
• High fiber diet can also be prescribed for
individuals facing problems related to
constipation and are on a weight loss regime.
• High fiber foods include avocados, apples,
whole grains, dry fruits, etc.
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14. Who should follow Therapeutic Diet?
• Therapeutic diets basically tell all about the
nutrients/compounds and food textures to
be included or avoided, considering all the
food allergies, intolerances, or health
conditions.
• Therapeutic diets are helpful for a variety of
purposes. Many conditions are treated or
improved with therapeutic diets.
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15. Who should follow Therapeutic Diet?
Here are the health conditions in which a
therapeutic diet should be followed:
• Diabetes
• Heart problems
• Chronic kidney disease
• Food allergy or intolerance
• Crohn's disease
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16. Who should follow Therapeutic Diet?
• Hypertension
• Chronic health conditions
• Gastrointestinal issues
• Celiac disease
• Dysphagia
• Hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism
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17. Conclusion
 A therapeutic diet is a meal plan that controls the
intake of certain foods or nutrients. It is part of
the treatment of a medical condition and are
normally prescribed by a physician and planned
by a dietician.
 A therapeutic diet is usually a modification of a
regular diet.
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