Complete basic diet

Naturopathic dietary treatment. The complete basic diet was developed by Anemueller and is part of a naturopathic nutrition therapy. In his opinion, Anemueller understood this to be a basic order in nutrition, it is suitable for every patient.

The full-fledged basic diet also includes intensive dietetic measures such as therapeutic fasting or dietary relief.
Application:

• Preferred foods: vegetables and fruit, potatoes, wholemeal products, legumes, dairy products, fresh vegetarian food. Meat, fish and eggs in small quantities. The amount of food consumed should be estimated individually.
• Avoidance of the following foods: with additives, irradiated or genetically modified, preference for regional or seasonal foods

Nutritional energy: The average energy requirement of an adult person is about 2,000 Kcal/day. When adjusting to the basic diet, however, individual requirements and daily activity (pal values) should be taken into account. During a full-fledged basic diet, a blanket reduction in calorie intake to 1,000 Kcal/day is not advisable, as this is always accompanied by a severe restriction of carbohydrate-rich products such as fruit, vegetables and wholemeal products (reduced intake of nutrients and fibre).
A strong feeling of hunger and a reduced quality of life would result in a break in the reduction diet. On the other hand, a reduction in dietary fat with a constant food intake and high nutrient density is recommended.

1. Anemüller Helmut (1987) The basic diet system. Guide to Nutritional Therapy with Whole Foods, Basic Diet Whole Foods, Intensive Nutritional Therapy, Special Diets, Nutritional Physiological Data Hippocrates Stuttgart 1997
2. Weidner B (2012) In: André-Michael Beer, Martin Adler [Ed.] Leitfaden Naturheilverfahren für die ärztliche Praxis, Urban und Fischer Verlag S 119f.