5 Ideal food for a Tuberculosis patient

Tuberculosis is a respiratory infections, it is one such a diseases that infects thousands of people all over the globe. While treatment of this diseases takes long period of time.Now a day most of the people who have TB they are only following medical treatment and not taking healthy diet seriously. According to the studies if  the patients of TB take right diet along with medicines will get faster cure from TB  than those who have been only depending on the medical treatment. So if you are ready to know what are the best foods that can help to rid from a TB, you will get in this article.

5 Ideal Food for a Tuberculosis patient: 

 protein: Protein is very necessary for the health its keep your immunity system stronger, they are only building blocks of body tissues, and also serve as a fuel source. Here a list of foods that contains protein.
  - Sea foods .
  - Eggs.
  - Beans.
  - Soy.
  - Green leafy vegetables.
  - Milk,cheese and yogurt.
  -  Meat

Calcium: Calcium is a minerals that is necessary for the life. Children with tuberculosis needs calcium because it's play a vital role in keeping organs and muscles stronger. Now research at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified an important role of calcium in the treatment of TB.They suggested that if you take calcium in your diet you can easily get rid from tuberculosis because during TB body become weak so if you take proper calcium your body become more stronger and it is also decreases the risk of infections.

Sources 
 - Spanish
 - Kale
 - White beans
 - Foods that are calcium fortified such as orange juice, oatmeal and fresh juicy fruits.
 - Beef liver
 - Cheese.
 - Fatty fish.

Vitamin A, C, E:  Tb patients needs extra vitamins so that they can recover easily, vitamins is essential for the maintenance of good health and prevention of respiratory infections. Vitamins are found in many variety of food  but the most important food that are useful in the treatment of Tb are as follows.

Sources:
- Vitamin A- Pumpkin, mango, squash, sweet potato, spinach and carrot.
- Vitamin C- Strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli , potatoes , pineapples and all juicy fruits. 
- Vitamin E - Avocados, apple, asparagus , turnips , spinach.

Selenium and Zinc: Body requires essential nutrient zinc and selenium to work properly. Zinc helps your body make protein and maintain immunity system.

Sources:
 - Watermelon seeds
 - Wheat germ
 - Garlic
 - Dark chocolate.
 - Chickpeans

Calories dense food: The best foods for the TB patient would need to be high in calorie and nutrient rich to meet up rising metabolic demands and to prevent further weight loss. 

Sources:
- Khichdi 
- Halwa
 - Sprouted
 - Peanut chikki
 - Sooji.





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