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Peripheral Neuropathy Home Care: Diet
General dietary recommendations for people with peripheral neuropathy include:
  • Control calories:
    • Eat just enough calories to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Images
  • Eat quality fats:
    • Use virgin olive oil and other unsaturated, low-cholesterol fats.
  • Eat the right amount of fats, carbohydrates and protein:
    • Limit your fat intake to 20 or 30 percent, but don't substitute simple carbohydrates for fat.
    • Less than 7% of the day's total calories from saturated fat.
    • Up to 10% of the day's total calories from polyunsaturated fat.
    • Up to 20% of the day's total calories from monounsaturated fat
  • Avoid fad diets:
    • Eat a well-rounded diet instead.
    • Eat small, frequent meals.
    • Avoid large and heavy meals.
  • Limit cholesterol in diet:
    • To less than 200 milligrams a day.
  • Limit iron intake:
  • Eat enough dietary fiber:
    • Whole grains are best.
  • Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
  • Eat more soy
  • Reduce salt in your diet
    • Optimal: no more than 2 grams per day.
  • Check with your doctor about supplementing your diet with B vitamins:
Key Dietary Recommendations for Chronic Disease Prevention
NutrientRecommendation
Energy (calories)to maintain BMI of < 25
Total fatsless than or equal to 30% of total daily calories
Saturated fatsless than 7% of total daily calories
Polyunsaturated fatsless than 10% of total daily calories
Monounsaturated fatsless than 13% of total daily calories
Cholesterolless than or equal to 300 mg per day
Dietary fiber25-30 grams per day or 10-13 g/1000 cals
Insoluble / soluble fiber3:1
Sodiumless than or equal to 1,500 mg per day
Calcium 9-24 yrs1,200-1,500 mg per day
Calcium 25-50 yrs1,000 mg per day
Calcium 51-65 yrs1,200 mg per day
Calcium >65 yrs1,500 mg per day
Vitamin D 9-50 yrs5 ug per day
Vitamin D 51-70 yrs10 ug per day
Vitamin D >70 yrs15-20 ug per day
Folic acid400 ug per day
Fruits & vegetables5-7 servings per day
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MDJohn H. Beckett, MDD. Scott Gettings, MD
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