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Sample Diet Plan for diabetics Generally diets are based on the total calory needs of the body. Since calories are derived from all the components of food like Carbohydrates, Proteins and fats, there composition in the food is divided as per their requirements of the body. Maintainance Diets These diets would meet the energy requirements of a person and neither cause increase or decrease in weight, if all other parameters like physical work and health status remain same. Average requirements of a normal person not engaged in too much physical work is around 30 k cal / Kg per day. For example a person weighing 50 kg would require a diet which provides approx. 1500 k calories. Weight Loss diets These diets provide a little less calories than the normal requirement and thus cause a negative energy balance, which results in the loss of body weight. It is adviced to decrease the energy requirements ( read calories ) by not less than 10% to achieve weight loss. Step I. Choosing the appropriate diet planFirst of all the above mentioned diet plans are for adults only, Diet plans for children would be soon added. Find the appropriate weight for yourself.
BMI = Weight In Kgs/ ( height in metres)2
Rarely diebetics can be underweight as well, in that case a diet with 10% excess calories would have to be taken. An average Non Obese adult diabetic would require a 2000 k cal diet, while an overweight or obese diabetic may require 1500 or 1200 kcal diet. Step II. Plan your daily food intakeTry to plan your day in such a way that you can have food at fixed times. Fix times for breakfast/ lunch/dinner/ evening and morning snacks and regulate them as per your chosen diet plan.It is not necessary that you take exactly the same food preparations as mentioned in the sample menus but the category of food items should be same.
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