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Inappropriate quantity is of two types - deficient or excessive in quantity – as briefly mentioned earlier. The food taken in deficient quantity is said to be the cause of reduction in strength, complexion and nourishment of body tissues, non–satisfaction, altered peristalsis and misplacement of ''vayu'', impairments in life-functions, body tissues (''sara''), sexual stamina (virility) and ''ojas'' (vitality), damage to the body, mind, intellect, and sense organs, inducing inauspiciousness and also making the person home to a variety of disorders of ''vata''.

Inappropriate quantity is of two types - deficient or excessive in quantity – as briefly mentioned earlier. The food taken in deficient quantity is said to be the cause of reduction in strength, complexion and nourishment of body tissues, non–satisfaction, altered peristalsis and misplacement of [[vayu]], impairments in life-functions, quality of body tissues (''sara''), sexual stamina (virility) and [[ojas]] (vitality), damage to the body, mind, intellect, and sense organs, inducing inauspiciousness and also making the person home to a variety of disorders of [[vata]].

One who eats solid foods in excess and also drinks beverages beyond satiation will have all the three ''doshas''- ''vata, pitta'' and ''kapha'' - in his stomach vitiated simultaneously due to their getting compressed by all the excess food. Thus, vitiated ''doshas'' in the undigested food mass get localized into a part of the  stomach, which then either obstruct the movements in the abdomen or  suddenly get eliminated through upper and lower channels of the alimentary tract. They produce distinct features in the person as follows:  

One who eats solid foods in excess and also drinks beyond satiation will have all the three [[dosha]]- [[vata]], [[pitta]] and [[kapha]] - in his stomach vitiated simultaneously due to their getting compressed by all the excess food. Thus, vitiated [[dosha]] in the undigested food mass get localized into a part of the  stomach, which then either obstruct the movements in the abdomen or  suddenly get eliminated through upper and lower channels of the alimentary tract. They produce distinct features in the person as follows:  

*''Vata'' causes colic pain, distension of the abdomen, body ache, dryness of the mouth, fainting, giddiness, variability in digestive power, rigidity in flanks, back and waist and contraction (spasm) and hardening of vessels.   

*[[Vata]] causes colic pain, distension of the abdomen, body ache, dryness of the mouth, fainting, giddiness, variability in digestive power, rigidity in flanks, back and waist and contraction (spasm) and hardening of vessels.   

*''Pitta'' causes fever, diarrhea, burning sensation inside body, thirst, intoxicated state, giddiness and delirium, and

*[[Pitta]] causes fever, diarrhea, burning sensation inside body, thirst, intoxicated state, giddiness and delirium, and

*''Kapha'' causes vomiting, anorexia, indigestion, fever with cold, laziness and heaviness in the body .[7]

*[[Kapha]] causes vomiting, anorexia, indigestion, fever with cold, laziness and heaviness in the body.[7]

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