The link between food and health has been known for a long time: Hippocrates in 400 B.C. said "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food". Considering food as a medicine means being aware of the benefits we can obtain and taking care of our health. Stomach, liver, pancreas, intestine and kidneys are the organs that make up the digestive system and allow the processing and absorption of food with the elimination of undigested food residues. A correct diet is essential for a healthy lifestyle and to achieve this goal it is necessary to follow diets that recommend both the type of foods to be consumed and the quantities, in relation to the age and activities carried out by each individual. The diet must be varied and contain all foods with different nutritional characteristics in order to provide all the substances necessary for the health of the body: macronutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats; micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals; In addition, other substances are also useful to the body, such as fiber and antioxidants, which optimize its functions by exerting beneficial effects on health. An inadequate diet, negatively affecting psychophysical well-being, is one of the main risk factors for the onset of numerous chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. With advancing age, pathologies of the joint system can arise due to a progressive demineralization of the bones due to an insufficient supply of calcium,neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's due to a lack of functional foods that can counterac the damage caused by the presence of free radicals. The aim of this work is to highlight the importance of a preventive diet, and in cases of manifest pathology, curative, to improve the patient's state of health, allowing him to live a serene life.
Food and diseases: how to take food properly to get the maximum benefits while protecting our bodies from diseases
Published 2025 in International journal of pharmaceutical research and applications
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