The diet prescription

The diet prescription designates the type, amount and frequency of feeding based on an individual's disease process and disease management goals. The disease may require a calorie level or other restriction to be implemented. It may also limit or increase various components of the diet such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, fibre, phytonutrients or water. Another  aspect which  the dietetic prescription takes into account  includes  the  economic  status, food  habits (such  as  vegetarian,  ovo- vegetarian, non-vegetarian), food  illtolerances (such as lactose intolerance, gluten- sensitive enteropathy), allergy (such as milk, eggs), occupation of the patient and meal timings.