Abstract:Food plays one of the most important roles in maintaining good health and managing diseases. Plant food constitutes a significant part of our diet providing various important nutrients required by body for adequate growth and development. The philosophy about therapeutic benefits of food, it being health promoting beyond its nutritional value has gained acceptance. It is a common practice to envisage that a person can eat whatever he/she feels like and as long as no direct bad after-effects are felt, the matte… Show more
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