Nutrition - An Ayurvedic Approach

...........In this issue we examine the relationship of anaemia to nutrition. Modern understanding of nutrition, derived solely from Western science, is based on calories, proteins, fats, carbohydrates etc. A balanced, nourishing diet is supposed to consist of a minimum of each of these components. When we compare levels of anaemia in different states of India to nutrition levels, it turns out that anaemia levels have no relationship to the nutritional intake in terms of calories, proteins and fats. The Ayurvedic understanding of nutrition is altogether different from the modern/Western understanding. A brief description of the Ayurvedic approach to nutrition is given in this issue.........

Nutrition - An Ayurvedic Approach