• to describe the nutritional needs and dietary requirements of each special diet
• to plan balanced menus for all special diets • to explain the nutritional choices I made • to list the causes and health risks associated with each condition
• to compile a set of dietary guidelines for each dietary condition
Key Words 3Obesity 3Anorexia 3Bulimia 3Refined foods 3Vegan 3Lacto-vegetarian 3Quorn
3Textured vegetable protein
6.1 3Tofu
3Coronary heart disease
Special diets People with diet-related diseases or conditions require a modified or special diet. Obesity
Obesity means being 20% or more above the normal weight for your height and build. Obesity is sometimes the result of a hormone imbalance, in which case it must be medically treated. More often, it results from overeating – when the amount of energy taken into the body is more than the amount of energy used up.
