A main unit of an electronic chart apparatus is connected to a chart
database, a medicament information database and a food information
database through a LAN. The chart database contains chart data created
based on medical records including a diagnosed injury or disease and
drugs prescribed for this injury or disease. Based on the medical records
on a patient, cautionary information on such foods that can give bad
influence on the patient in relation to the diagnosed injury or disease
is retrieved from the food information database, and also cautionary
information on such foods that must be taken with caution about
concomitant intake with the prescribed drugs is retrieved from the
medicament information database. With reference to the results of
retrieval, a dietary instruction is given to the patient, avoiding such
foods that are indicated by the retrieved cautionary information.