DIET IN DIABETES:  HOW TO ACHIEVE GOALS OF DIET THERAPY ? IDEAL BODY WEIGHTTo achieve the goals, we need patient’s, dietary habit which includes -a. Timing of food – realated to occupation.b. Variety of food – which denotes choice of food of a diabetes patient.c. Quantity of food consumed by the patients – which denotes how much calories he needs and how much he consumes.Execssive intake of calories results in weight gain and obesity which in turn adversely affects the glucose tolerance by inducing target cell resistence to insulin action. Goal of diet therapy is to attain an ideal body weight by consuming desired amount of calories.Ideal body weight (IBW)IBW (in kg) = (Height in cms -100) x 0.9Body Mass Index (BMI) is calculated from the following formula-BMI (Body Mass Index) =     Weight in kg                                             (Height in Meters)2BMI – is normal –                17-27 (in male)                                               17 – 25   (in female)Lean (under weight)             < 17 Overweight                            > 27 – 32Obesity                                   > 32Waist/Hip ratio for central obesityNormal W : H ratio         =   < 0.9 for males                                           =   < 0.86 for femaleIf it is more than normal values then central obesity is present.*27\329\8*