January 2017 - Digestive Surgery Clinic

Very late in the day I realized that Nutrition was my calling. As all women I suffered midlife crisis with ample time on my hands
and nothing meaningful to do. I do not have an inspiring story about astonishing weight loss or a dramatic before after scenario. But I was passionate about food and eating. I also truly believed health is wealth and I know this sounds quite contradictory. Once I started my studies all my doubts began to clear and I realized that in the world of medicine and nutrition, nothing can be the gospel truth. New researches and Studies are being conducted everyday and what was unhealthy yesterday could be healthy today.

Earlier I was completely unaware of the basic concepts of nutrition as most people are. We always confused with caloric intake without knowing the difference between healthy, nutritious calories and unhealthy calories. For e.g.- people will consume all kind of junk and unhealthy food but if you tell them to consume a piece of cheese, the classic response would be “ohh but isn’t that fattening?” People consume samosas and other fried food in recycled spoiled oil or puchkas with the most unhygienic water but if u ask them to consume a protein supplement the first question they would ask is does it have any side effects?

In whichever little way if I can change people’s mindset I would feel I have achieved my purpose and I have been extremely lucky to have excellent teachers and mentors.

Neeta Dey

DSC – Nutritionist

Fasting has been an integral part on all religion. Our forefathers have practiced fasting on a regular basis. Monks eat food sparingly, once or twice a day which helps them to attain a longer and healthy life. Though intermittent fasting has been an integral part of our culture and civilization, but we are following it now as it has gone to west and come back. Like most aspects of life, we prefer to imitate the western civilization.

Intermittent fasting is a very scientific approach which can be practiced in several forms.

Most common of them is 16:8 , that is fasting for 16 hours a day and eating your food for only 8 hours. In this method we generally take the night 8 hours sleeping time into consideration and fast for 4 hours before sleeping as well as 4 hours after getting up. During this fasting window one is allowed to consume water, black tea or coffee without sugar or with stevia.

Research has proved that intermittent fasting is an excellent dieting tool or pattern for fat loss. It also promotes loss of visceral fat.

Initially an individual might feel dizzy or weak during the fasting window but like any other habit in life one gets used to it over time. We must understand that intermittent fasting is not a diet but a diet pattern. One has consume his / her required calorie through macro-nutrients but follow the pattern of intermittent fasting.

Other fasting methods can be 20:4, that is fasting for 20 hours and eating for 4 hours.

One can also follow that fasting technique or eating only when clock strikes 12 noon.

Some people also follow that practice of 5:2

That is eating a very high calorie meal for 5 days in a week and fasting for 2 days. The fasting days are never consecutive. In this way, they are able to keep their total calorie intake for a week under control. Though this method can be a little extreme for most people.

Another advantage of intermittent fasting is, that one doesn’t have to think a lot about what to eat throughout the day and can use that time and energy towards productive purposes.

Archive for January 2017

The Basic Concept of Nutrition From A Nutritionist’s Desk!

Neeta Dey

DSC – Nutritionist

Intermittent Fasting for Fat Loss