Doctors advise healthy foods for patients healing (Priscilla Du Preez/Unsplash)
Mageu may be an old favourite and sweets may cheer the patient up, but these foods could hinder your loved one’s recovery. Botshabelo District Hospital is concerned about the unhealthy foods families bring for admitted patients. Instead, they advise these healthier alternatives.
Hospital officials are growing concerned about the kinds of foods families for patients. Junk foods, processed foods and food high in refined sugar and saturated fats all make it into the ward and hinder healing, says one expert.
“It does not make sense when your mother is admitted for sugar diabetes and you bring her fried chicken with chips, two litres of juice and fizzy drinks. This worries me every time,” said Dr Mzaefane Mabele at Botshabelo District Hospital.