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== Nutrition: Importance of using all the six tastes judiciously ==
== Nutrition: Importance of using all the six tastes judiciously ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Balanced use of all six tastes is recommended for dosha and tissue balance, and as such, just as excessive usage (atiyoga) can lead to abnormalities, so can non-use (ayoga). For example, suppose a sweet taste is not consumed. In that case, it may create vata dosha and pitta dosha aggravation owing to a decrease in kapha, which regulates them and avoids further diseases.<ref>P. S. Dravyagunasutram. 1st ed. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan; 1994. p. 59.</ref></div>
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Balanced use of all six tastes is recommended for dosha and tissue balance, and as such, just as excessive usage (atiyoga) can lead to abnormalities, so can non-use (ayoga). For example, suppose a sweet taste is not consumed. In that case, it may create [[Vata dosha|vata dosha]] and [[Pitta dosha|pitta dosha]] aggravation owing to a decrease in [[Kapha|kapha]], which regulates them and avoids further diseases.<ref>P. S. Dravyagunasutram. 1st ed. Chaukhamba Sanskrit Sansthan; 1994. p. 59.</ref></div>
== Taste perception as a tool for the diagnosis of disorders ==
== Taste perception as a tool for the diagnosis of disorders ==