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| Title: | Food, Nutrition and Beverage |
| Authors: | Pushpangadan, P
Dan, Vipin Mohan
Ijinu, TP
George, V |
| Keywords: | Ethnic foods
Nutrition
Beverages
Phytonutrients
Nutrigenomics and Nutrigenetics |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: C12N, A23, A21, C12G, A23L 2/00, C12C 12/04, C12G 3/08, C12H 3/00, A23L 1/00, A47G, CO7C 1/00, CO7C 6/00 |
| Abstract: | The food we eat, the beverages we drink and
the nutrients we consume have a direct link to the culture, customs and beliefs
we have inherited over the millennia. The food and drinking habit of people
vary from place to place and these are largely influenced by the ambient
biological wealth and environment. Further, food and drinking habits are
influenced by weather and climtic conditions. India, being a vast country with a
multitude of climatic, cultural, racial and religious diversities provide
delightful gastronomic variations to the discerning connoisseurs. The ethnic
food and beverages of different regions of India have been developed by
generations of people keeping in view of the nutritional needs of the common
man right from the craddle to the grave. Our ancestors have designed different
types of food and beverages keeping in view of the nutritional needs of people
of different age groups such as growing children, youth, working class,
pregnant and nursing mothers, the sick and the old. The Ayurvedic concept of
Rasayana therapy is now being confirmed by the recent advancements in genomics.
Nutrigenomics, nutrigenetics, proteomics, metabolomics and transcriptomics,
etc. have substantiated the holistic approach adopted by the Ayurvedic acharyas
in dealing with human health and nutrition. In this article an attempt has
beeen made to review our rich and varied ethnic food and beverages. |
| Page(s): | 26-34 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(1) [January 2012]
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