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Nutritional Counselling for TB Patients
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Nutritional Counselling begins with the nutritional assessment of TB patients by
- Nutritional Status: Assessing the height, weight and BMI of the TB patient
- Diet and Preference food for TB patients
- Current appetite and food intake of TB patients
Based on the nutritional assessment, the following information can be conveyed to TB Patients
- Patients with TB should be encouraged to have frequent food intake in the form of three meals and three snacks.
- Attempts should be made to increase the energy and protein content in the meals and snacks without increasing its volume.
- The addition of oil, butter or ghee to the chapati or rice can increase the energy content of the diet.
- Pulses in other forms, e.g. sprouts, roasted Chana, groundnuts, can be taken as snacks in either fried or in roasted form. Milk and eggs to be included in the diet.
- The use of easily available nutritious foods based on vegetarian/non-vegetarian preferences of the patients must be emphasized.
- Information about NFSA(National Food Security Act) and Poshan abhiyan should be given.
Figure: Healthy diet for TB Patients
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