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A wholesome diet reserves the highest place for proper growth, development, and health maintenance in human life [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]25/31], [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/2-Chakrapani]. Swastha chatushka, the tetrad of chapters on health, aims preservation of health and prevention of diseases.  Health tetrad commences with a discussion on food (ahara), and among various aspects of food, the prime importance is given to quantity (matra). This indicates the utmost importance of the quantity of food for the maintenance of health [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/3].  

A wholesome diet reserves the highest place for proper growth, development, and health maintenance in human life [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]25/31], [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/2-Chakrapani]. Swastha chatushka, the tetrad of chapters on health, aims preservation of health and prevention of diseases.  Health tetrad commences with a discussion on food (ahara), and among various aspects of food, the prime importance is given to quantity (matra). This indicates the utmost importance of the quantity of food for the maintenance of health [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/3].  

The food capacity (aahara shakti) of a person shall be assessed by two ways namely: food ingestion capacity (abhyavaharan shakti) and digestion capacity (jaran shakti) [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/120]. It is advised to take food in proper quantity and that quantity depends on the strength of [[agni]] (digestive fire). The strength of [[agni]] depends on season, age and other factors. Thus the amount of food will also vary as per the power of [[agni]]. The quantity of food helps maintain proper digestive fire. The quantity further subject to heaviness (gurutva) and lightness (laghutva) of food stuff.  

The food capacity (aahara shakti) of a person shall be assessed by two ways namely: food ingestion capacity (abhyavaharan shakti) and digestion capacity (jaran shakti) [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/120]. It is advised to take food in proper quantity and that quantity depends on the strength of [[agni]] (digestive fire). The strength of [[agni]] depends on season, age and other factors. Thus the amount of food will also vary as per the power of [[agni]]. The quantity of food helps maintain proper digestive fire. The quantity further subject to heaviness (gurutva) and lightness (laghutva) of food stuff.  

'''Insufficient /Deficient Quantity of Food'''-  

'''Insufficient /Deficient Quantity of Food'''-  

Less quantity of food need be consider under two viewpoints: Total quantity of a meal (Sarvagraha matra)) and quantity of each food item of a meal (Parigraha matra). While serving different food articles in a meal (which is termed as parigraha matra) one must ascertain inclusion of all the six rasas (tastes) in required proportion. Nutritional requirement of body tissues will be fulfilled by inclusion of all the six rasas (tastes) in desired proportion (Principle of Shadrasa).  Biomedical fundamentals of nutrition, macronutrients and micronutrients need to be studied in correlation with Six Rasa principle to offer better nutritional solutions to the society.

Less quantity of food need be consider under two viewpoints: Total quantity of a meal (Sarvagraha matra)) and quantity of each food item of a meal (Parigraha matra). While serving different food articles in a meal (which is termed as parigraha matra) one must ascertain inclusion of all the six rasas (tastes) in required proportion. Nutritional requirement of body tissues will be fulfilled by inclusion of all the six rasas (tastes) in desired proportion (Principle of Shadrasa).  Biomedical fundamentals of nutrition, macronutrients and micronutrients need to be studied in correlation with Six Rasa principle to offer better nutritional solutions to the society.

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Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition but also includes other deviations like energy undernutrition and over-nutrition. Malnutrition starts due to deficiencies of specific nutrients or from diets based on inadequate and or inappropriate combinations or proportions of foods. Undernutrition is caused primarily due to an inadequate intake of dietary energy. The impact of a deficient diet on an individual is mainly depending on age factor. Age reflects the condition of body tissues. Body tissues (dhatu) attain different stages form immature growing state of childhood, to the attainment of all the qualities and strength of body tissues in young age, which further slowly enters the state of depletion in old age. Nutritional requirement of body tissues differs according to age. Considering the age of a person, consequences arise due to inadequate diet is discussed under two categories- a) Childhood age  b) Adult age.

Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition but also includes other deviations like energy undernutrition and over-nutrition. Malnutrition starts due to deficiencies of specific nutrients or from diets based on inadequate and or inappropriate combinations or proportions of foods. Undernutrition is caused primarily due to an inadequate intake of dietary energy. The impact of a deficient diet on an individual is mainly depending on age factor. Age reflects the condition of body tissues. Body tissues (dhatu) attain different stages form immature growing state of childhood, to the attainment of all the qualities and strength of body tissues in young age, which further slowly enters the state of depletion in old age. Nutritional requirement of body tissues differs according to age. Considering the age of a person, consequences arise due to inadequate diet is discussed under two categories- a) Childhood age  b) Adult age.