QUESTION

Can I have the dietary recommendations please.

ANSWER

I am afraid I do not completely understand your question. There are no known dietary measures that can be used to prevent malaria infection, nor are there and recommended ways of treating malaria with common foods. In the past, people drank tonic water, which contained quinine, as a way of preventing and treating malaria. However, in modern times, tonic water contains very low levels of quinine, insufficient to protect against malaria. More effective means of prevention, such as prophylactic medication and sleeping under a long-lasting insecticide treated bednet, are recommended instead.