Good food advice has a reason behind it.
Before we built anything, we listened to more than 100 families, then to doctors, food psychologists and dietitians, to understand both the science and the way families actually eat.
Our nutrition philosophy
Nutrition has to be solved for the household, not only the individual.
Plans work at the ingredient level and leave your recipes alone, so families keep cooking the way they cook.
Who sets the rules
Every plan follows a set of nutrition rules, so nothing on your plate is a black-box guess.
A doctor, a food psychologist and a dietitian on our advisory team set those rules and checked them. In the app, tap Why? next to any item to see the reason it's there.
How household needs are combined
One shared base meal, with individual adjustments for each person.
When needs pull in different directions, the strictest need that touches everyone sets the shared pot. If anyone at the table needs less salt, the whole pot is cooked with less salt.
Everything else is handled plate by plate, through portions, add-ons and skipped items. In those choices a medical need comes before a goal, and a goal comes before a preference. See one lunch, plate by plate
How medical information is treated
Reports and lab results are used only on Plan with Experts and Plan with Support, and only with your consent.
When you upload a report, the rules adjust that person's plan straight away. Our doctors then review the report, and you can book a consultation to talk it through.
Evidence and guidelines we work from
The rules are built on India's national nutrition guidance from ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, with WHO guidance on salt and sugar.
- Dietary Guidelines for Indians: what a balanced Indian diet looks like
- Nutrient Requirements for Indians: how much each person needs by age, sex, activity, pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Indian Food Composition Tables: the nutrient values of Indian foods and ingredients
- WHO guidelines on sodium and sugars: limits on salt and added sugar
Indian food and eating context
Plans are built from Indian ingredients and the way your household already cooks.
Your household details record your cuisine and how often you eat at home, and nutrient values come from the Indian Food Composition Tables. Grocery quantities are matched to real pack sizes, such as those on Swiggy Instamart.
Clinical review and governance
Our advisory team reviews the rules every six months, and whenever national guidelines change.
The team is a doctor, a food psychologist and a dietitian.
What Velthic.life does not claim
We don't diagnose or treat. Velthic.life is not a substitute for personal medical advice, and it never replaces your doctor.
References
- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. Dietary Guidelines for Indians. Revised edition. Hyderabad: ICMR-NIN; 2024.
- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. Nutrient Requirements for Indians: Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Average Requirements. Hyderabad: ICMR-NIN; 2020.
- Longvah T, Ananthan R, Bhaskarachary K, Venkaiah K. Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. Hyderabad: National Institute of Nutrition; 2017.
- World Health Organization. Guideline: Sodium Intake for Adults and Children. Geneva: WHO; 2012.
- World Health Organization. Guideline: Sugars Intake for Adults and Children. Geneva: WHO; 2015.