The Practical Approach of Diet and Dietetics: From Ayurveda to Contemporary Science

Contents:  1. Introduction. 2. The Ayurvedic concept of diet (Aahara). 3. The historical framework of diet. 4. Various facets of diet: Ayurvedic and contemporary perspective. 5. Do all the diets cause benefit to the body wholesome v/s unwholesome diet. 6. Dietary incompatibilities: viruddha aahara. 7. Quantitative and qualitative dietetics: 1: Ayurvedic notion with advanced researches. 8. Quantitative and qualitative dietetics: 2: Ashta Aaharvidhivisheshayatana. 9. Homogenizing food to the body: integrative approach of digestion and metabolism. 10. Tissue nutrition and metabolism in Ayurveda. 11. Factors facilitating the digestion process: aahara parinamkara bhava. 12. Role of diet on functioning and composition of gut microbiota. 13. Dietetics in children as per Prakriti. 14. Eat right for your body type: diet and body constitution (Prakriti). 15. The seasonal dietetics. 16. Dietary supplements in ancient medicine and contemporary medical science. 17. Nutritional requirements during pregnancy. 18. Nutraceuticals and functional foods: novel approaches to better health. 19. Nutrigenomics, neutraceuticals and nutritional value enhancement of coarse cereals by various Omics tools. 20. Diet and lifestyle disorders. 21. Planning of Pathya diet: in healthy and sick children. 22. Planning of Pathya diet: in diseased adult. 23. Diet and epigenetics: insights of ayurveda.