Importance of Food and Nutrients as Medicine for Health and Wellness- An Overview

摘要

The alarmingly increasing trends of global overweight, obesity among both the adults as well as the children need an immediate attention for nutritional intervention as billions of dollars are spent for the treatment of obesity and related diseases every year with clinical and pharmaceutical interventions. Apart from the inherent genetic reasons, which are very small in quantity, diet induced obesity along with sedentary life style are the major reasons for such trends leading to metabolic syndrome.IVIetabolic syndrome is characterized by insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, proinflammatory status, endothelial dysfunction, dyslipidemia resulting in several cardiovascular diseases. Not only consuming the right foods, but even avoiding the wrong foods is equally important in nutrition. Hence, improper intal