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Ask the dietitian: is a late dinner really a problem?
A reader eats at ten in the evening and asks whether the clock is to blame. A dietitian answers.
Demo profile. A fictional specialist created for the website mock-up. The photo shows a stock model, not the person named. Replace with a real expert with written consent before publishing. Food without bans: what works in an ordinary Kazakh kitchen Almaty Gulnar started in a hospital where menus follow a protocol, then moved into outpatient practice — and found there that the protocol and real life almost always diverge. Her consultations begin not with bans but with a question: what does the household usually cook, and who eats it. She dislikes the phrase "proper nutrition": in her view it creates the feeling of an exam the person keeps failing. Instead she offers concrete swaps inside familiar dishes, seasonal products, and respect for the dastarkhan that does not get cancelled for the sake of a diet. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, general medicine, 2012 Professional retraining in dietetics, 2014 Advises families with children and patients with type 2 diabetes Adapts recommendations to local products and seasonality
A reader eats at ten in the evening and asks whether the clock is to blame. A dietitian answers.
Do not rebuild the whole menu — add one vegetable to a dish you already eat. That is where a balanced plate starts.