Dietary Guidelines in Ayurveda and Modern Nutrition: Clinical Relevance, Public Health Implications, Challenges, and Future Prospects
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Diet and nutrition play an essential role in maintaining health and preventing disease. Ayurveda regards Ahara (diet) as the foremost pillar of life, emphasizing qualitative principles such as digestive strength (Agni), seasonal variation (Ritu), and constitution (Prakriti). Modern nutrition, in contrast, is a science of quantitative adequacy defined through energy and nutrient requirements. This review examines the independent frameworks of dietary regulation in both Ayurveda and modern nutrition, focusing on their clinical relevance, public health implications, challenges, and future prospects. Ayurvedic dietetics highlights preventive health through behavioral and contextual dietary conduct, while modern guidelines emphasize standardized, evidence-based nutrient balance for populations. Despite distinct methodologies, both systems underline diet as the foundation of health promotion and disease prevention. Strengthening documentation, public awareness, and regulatory recognition may enhance the effectiveness of both traditions within their respective paradigms
Authors: Dr. Mrudula Joshi, Dr. Varsha Jaraje, Dr. Leena Tawar, Dr. Rajesh Shah
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415536543