Topic
Every Ayurveda Town article tagged nutrition — 4 pieces across 1 section.
Diet & Digestion
Ayurveda assigns properties to different oils and recommends them for different constitutions. Nutrition science asks different questions, and the answers do not entirely align.
Diet & Digestion
Classical dietetics assigns properties to different grains and preparations, and contemporary nutrition has a specific concern about the staple that dominates South Asian diets.
Diet & Digestion
Classical texts recommend milk warmly and in specific ways, and a majority of the world’s adults have reduced ability to digest lactose. Both things are true.
Diet & Digestion
Ghee occupies a central place in Ayurvedic dietetics and it is nearly pure saturated fat, which puts traditional recommendation and cardiovascular guidance in tension.
