Nutrition and food
Good, tasty food promotes your health in many ways. When your diet is in order, it ensures good physical and mental well-being. You will also be able to better cope in your everyday life and recover from illnesses and operations more quickly.Managing nutrition during illness
In Finland, several patient associations provide reliable information about your condition and its nutritional management. These associations can also connect you with peer support. Talking with others who are in the same situation often makes it easier to cope with your own challenges.
Find peer support(external link) (in Finnish and Swedish)
Patient associations that provide information on your condition and its nutritional treatment:
Nutrition and diets supporting people with respiratory diseases(external link) (Organisation for Respiratory Health in Finland)
Support provided by the Eating Disorder Association of Finland(external link) (SYLI)
Good nutrition for persons with cancer(external link) (All about cancer / Cancer Society of Finland)
Ruoka-allergiat(external link) (in Finnish) (the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation)
Ruoka – Tyypin 2 diabetes(external link) (in Finnish) (Diabetesliitto)
Ruoka – Tyypin 1 diabetes(external link) (in Finnish) (Diabetesliitto)
Suolistosairaus ja ikääntyvien ravitsemus(external link) (in Finnish) (IBD and other bowel diseases)
Elämää ja ravitsemus avanteen kanssa(external link) (in Finnish) (IBD and other bowel diseases)
Gluteeniton ruokavalio(external link) (in Finnish) (The Finnish Coeliac Society)
Aivoterveellinen ruokavalio(external link) (in Finnish) (The Alzheimer Society of Finland)
Munuaisten vajaatoimintaa sairastavan ruokavalio(external link) (in Finnish) (Finnish Kidney and Liver Association)
Ruoka ja ravitsemus sydänterveyden edistämisessä(external link) (in Finnish) (Sydänliitto)