My wife is overweight to the extent of 20 KG height 61. Her BMI is 41.4 She is 69 years of age non diabetic, heart patient with pace maker installed, suffers from epilepsy, mild trembling of hands, has varicose veins, hence walking is painful. How to get weight reduction?

Dt. RuchikaDietitian/Nutritionist4yrs exp

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She need to follow well balanced weight loss diet chart enriched with nutrients with locally available food that will gradually decrease her weight. I can provide you the diet chart which can be made by according to your preference. If you are interested for the same drop me a message. Here is some tips Don?t starve yourself ?Rather than not eating anything or on fasting, people should eat small frequent meals. 2. Eat proteins daily-Include protein rich food in your diet on daily basis that give satiety or feeling of fullness to maintain healthy weight. Some protein rich sources are milk and milk products, chicken, fish, eggs, legumes, pulses etc. 3. Eat fiber rich diet-Fiber gives bulk to the food and maintains hunger pangs which helps to burn fat in the body. 4. Be hydrated-Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water ,Simple RO water is recommended over other drinks such as-fruit juices, soft drinks, hard drinks. 5. Include green tea-drink green tea daily to help in losing weight and it will helps in water retention also. 6. Choose carbohydrate wisely-choose complex CHO over simple CHO to lose weight. 7. Choose unsaturated fat over saturated fat for cooking. For example-choose olive, rice bran oil over ghee, butter. 8. Avoid processed ,fatty food.  

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