DIET PROGRAMME FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS - IAP PRESIDENTS ACTION PLAN 2015

1. DIET for Parents & Teachers
President’s Action Plan 2015
Part I
Dr Sachidanand Kamath
President IAP 2015

2. IAP Committee
 Chairpersons: Dr SS Kamath, Dr Pramod Jog
 Co chairperson: Dr Vijay Yewale
 IAP Coordinator: Dr Pravin Mehta
 National Convener: Dr TM Ananda Kesavan
 National Coordinator: Dr Preeti M Galagali
 Zonal Coordinators
North Zone: Dr Sudhir Kumar
East Zone: Dr Garima Saikia
West Zone: Dr Sandeep Trivedi
South Zone: Dr Sivaprakasham
Central Zone: Dr Ram Narsimha Reddy

3. Scientific Team
 Dr TM Ananda Kesavan
 Dr Preeti M Galagali
 Dr Shubha Badami
 Dr Geeta Patil
 Dr Sushma Desai

4. State Level Inauguration Of
D.I.E.T Program :Cotton Hill School TVM

5. Modern & Busy World
Changing Lifestyles
 Breakdown of joint family system
 Working parents
 Poor communication, interaction & monitoring
 Over expectations
 Over influence of e- media
………How safe are our children ?

6. New Lifestyles
New Diseases
 Change in dietary & exercise patterns
 Obesity, DM,HT….Early onset of adult diseases in
younger generation
 Westernisation, individualism, materialism
 Disharmony in Family
 Lack of confidence, mental disorders
…Can we intervene? Are we too late?
Better late than never!!!

8. D.I.E.T. Programme
 Diet
 Interaction and Immunization
 Exercise and Environment
 TV and e- Media

9. Diet: Latest Fads
 Decline in breast feeding practices
 Skipping breakfast
 Junk food- HFSSP- High fat, high sugar, high
salt & preservative/additives/ pesticides
 ‘Cola’ Culture
 Addicted to “outside bought” food

10. Double Jeopardy
 Over nutrition as well as under nutrition
 Problems are due to mal distribution of
foods rather than malnutrition
 Lifestyle diseases & anemia are increasing
in youngsters

11. Malnutrition Vs Mall Nutrition

12. Anemia

13. Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation
THE IRON ADVANTAGE
PHYSICAL,MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

14. Teens’ Reasons
For Skipping Breakfast
Lack of time
Fear of obesity
For Eating Junk
Easy availability
Peers
Ignorance

15. Skipping of Breakfast
leads to Obesity

17. Breakfast: The Brain Food
 Improves performance in studies
 Improves physical activities
 Does not contribute to overweight
High sugar breakfast causes high sugar level
which dips quickly.
This increases craving for sweets

18. Avoid Carbonated Drinks

19. Ideal drink in Summer
Buttermilk & Lime Juice

20. Beware of Food Poisoning!

22. Misleading Advertisements
The costly “brain tonic”

23. Natural fresh food!
Ideal Brain Tonic

24. Healthy Growth Tonics
 Milk/ curds
 Balanced diet
 Exercise

25. Water

26. Thali Method

27. Potato, Dal & Oil :For Infants

28. Real Fast Food:
Fruits and Vegetables!
 Fruits according to season
 Need not take costly fruits

29. Fresh vegetables from our own
Farm

30. Home Grown Vegetables
 Organic and chemical free
 Gardening is a good exercise
 Gardening is enriching, relaxing & entertaining
 Increases interest & enhances intake
 Economical

31. Constipation is Common

32. Causes of Altered Bowel Habits
 Lack of time/training/stress
 Dietary content of refined flour increased
with lack of fiber and water
 Lack of exercise

34. Prevent Obesity
 Avoid refined food, with high glycemic index,
white bread, oily fried food
 Restrict high fat meat
 Exercise, exercise, exercise
 Avoid eating while watching TV
 Monitor BMI
 Annual health check up

35. Never, never, never!!!

36. Healthy Eating Tips
 Exclusive breast feeding
 Breakfast is brain food
 Eat green leafy vegetables & fruits
 Drink milk & plenty of water
 Avoid carbonated drinks & junk food
 Kitchen Garden :Rainbow Revolution- GYOR
 Avoid TV while eating
 Regular exercise
 Family meal time

37. Ensure a
Healthy & Happy Childhood!