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‘Anna’ and ‘ahara’ are the two Sanskrit terms applied to denote food and diet. Anna is ingested or eaten through mouth. The term ‘ahara’ includes all substances that are taken in by humans by various routes, including sense organs and mind too.
‘Anna’ and ‘ahara’ are the two Sanskrit terms applied to denote food and diet. Anna is ingested or eaten through mouth. The term ‘ahara’ includes all substances that are taken in by humans by various routes, including sense organs and mind too.
Broader views of nutrition of body, mind, sense organs and soul are denoted by applying the term ‘ahara’. The researchers observe that when food enters mouth and passes through the digestive system, it sends a multitude of interacting signals to the brain, loaded with sensory, nutritive, and other information. <ref name="brain and mind">Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior: Workshop Summary. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279985/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK279985.pdf accessed on 06/07/2020</ref> Thus, the digestion and metabolism is not limited to ingestion of food only; but it is affected by how the brain and nervous system receives and processed the information too. This article describes classification of food, quantity of food, dietary guidelines and important factors influencing digestive health.
Broader views of nutrition of body, mind, sense organs and soul are denoted by applying the term ‘ahara’. The researchers observe that when food enters mouth and passes through the digestive system, it sends a multitude of interacting signals to the brain, loaded with sensory, nutritive, and other information. <ref name="brain and mind">Relationships Among the Brain, the Digestive System, and Eating Behavior: Workshop Summary. Available from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279985/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK279985.pdf accessed on 06/07/2020</ref> Thus, the digestion and metabolism is not limited to ingestion of food only; but it is affected by how the brain and nervous system receives and processes the information too. This article describes classification of food, quantity of food, dietary guidelines and important factors influencing digestive health.
== Classification of food ==
== Classification of food ==