Abstract
Background: Ayurveda is an ancient medicine system of the Indian subcontinent. The word Ayurveda is a conjugation of two Sanskrit words 'ayus', meaning 'life' and 'veda', meaning 'science', thus ayurveda literally means the 'science of life'. Moreover, Moreover, Ahara vidhi literally means method of taking diet. It includes diet and dietary guidelines. The concept of diet in Ayurveda has a broader view beyond ingestion of food, unlike modern dietetics which is restricted to concept of calorie consumption, Ayurveda recommends methods of taking food, its quality and quantity based upon individual’s capacity to digest (Agni).
 Materials: Questionnaire on the basis of Literature available in Ahara vidhi -Dietary Guidelines in Ayurveda Classics was developed.
 Methods: Proper guideline of development of questionnaire has been followed.
 Results: After the Development of Dietary Questionnaire the questioner sent to the expert to check the face validity and content validity of the Questionnaire with proper concept of statistical Analysis.
 Discussion: In this article, various aspects of concept of diet in Ayurveda are discussed.
 Conclusion: Ayurveda diet practices and principles are helpful to improve the human health.
Highlights
The researchers observe that when food enters in to mouth and passes through the digestive system, it send the interacting signals to the brain, loaded with sensory, nutritive, and other information
The food taken in right quantity certainly provides strength, complexion, happiness and longevity to the person; without disturbing the normalcy [7]
If food is taken in excess quantity, it leads to disorders due to over nutrition and vice versa, A large number of disorders including obesity, cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease and hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular stroke are caused due to over nutrition
Summary
The researchers observe that when food enters in to mouth and passes through the digestive system, it send the interacting signals to the brain, loaded with sensory, nutritive, and other information. This article describes classification of food, quantity of food, dietary guidelines and important factors influencing digestive health. Classification of food and development of questionnaire are based on following points. Ahara vidhi literally means method of taking diet. The concept of diet in Ayurveda has a broader view beyond ingestion of food, unlike modern dietetics which is restricted to concept of calorie consumption, Ayurveda recommends methods of taking food, its quality and quantity based upon individual’s capacity to digest (Agni). Materials: Questionnaire on the basis of Literature available in Ahara vidhi -Dietary Guidelines in Ayurveda Classics was developed. Methods: Proper guideline of development of questionnaire has been followed. Conclusion: Ayurveda diet practices and principles are helpful to improve the human health
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