Nutrition; It is the consumption of foods containing the nutrients necessary for the continuation of life, growth and development, maintenance and protection of health, and increasing the quality of life. It is a physiological need and covers all processes of life from the mother’s womb to old age. Therefore, what we eat and how we eat is a key that plays a role in shaping our lives. The situation that plays a key role in the key is adequate and balanced nutrition. This is the golden rule about nutrition in diseases.
Nutrition therapy applied in diseases is called “Medical Nutrition Therapy” and it is planned according to the individual’s life, age, gender, occupation, genetic factors, economic, cultural, environmental factors, food selectivity, diseases, laboratory and medical findings. Therefore, it is a fingerprint.
In our clinic, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, hypertivity, attention deficit, diabetes, organic acidemia, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, kidney diseases, congenital metabolic disorders, cow’s milk protein allergy, various anti-inflammatory diseases, multiple sclerosis, constipation, protein energy malnutrition Medical nutrition therapy is planned for many diseases and symptoms, especially hyperlipidemia, obesity. In the first stage, the examination of our children is carried out by the relevant physicians, and then the medical nutrition treatments are written by a specialist dietitian. These diets are created individually for each of our children and are followed closely. The main ones of these diets are ketogenic diet, modified Atkins diet, gluten-free and casein-free diet, low glycemic index diet, low cholesterol diet, medical nutrition therapy in diabetes, casein-free diet, medical nutrition therapy specific for cow’s milk protein allergy, lysine-restricted diet, purine-restricted diet, diet with low sodium content, medical nutrition therapy for constipation, medical nutrition therapy for protein energy malnutrition, diet for gas complaints, medical nutrition therapy for methylmalonic acidemia and propionic acidemia, phenylalanine restricted diet, medical nutrition therapy for obesity, medical nutrition therapy for migraine attacks, etc. is . Each of our children is special, and this situation and the fact that the basis of their health is laid by what they ate during infancy and childhood is not ignored when planning medical nutrition treatments for our children.
As a result, medical nutrition therapy is of great importance in the recovery of diseases and alleviation of their severity. As Hippocrates said, “What we eat is our medicine, our medicine is what we eat”.
