Document Type : Letter to the Editor (Policy Brief)
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Ph.D., Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
Abstract
I thank Faezeh Karimi Moghaddam et al. and their colleagues for presenting their article titled "Investigating the Effect of Different Groups in the Food Pyramid on Human Health from the Perspective of the Quran, Hadiths, and Modern Medicine: A Comparative Study." The following additional explanation is presented.
The World Health Organization does not consider health to be merely the absence of disease or defect; it encompasses a person's complete health, including physical, mental, social, and spiritual aspects. In the meantime, one of the main needs of the human body is the issue of food and nutrition, which can be examined from various viewpoints, including the type and composition of foods, their consumption, the appropriate amount for each person, and the source of their preparation (in terms of plant, animal, or mineral sources).
Traditional Persian Medicine is one of the oldest documented and experienced medical schools with unique scientific terms and propositions. It is based on four elements (including fire, air, water, and earth) and four specific phlegms (including Dam, Balgham, Soda, and Safra). The discussion of Mizag (temperament) and the factors necessary to recognize it is one of its most important and technical topics. This medical school has classified the types of available food in nature based on the type and amount of phlegm created, and in order to provide the necessary recommendations to different people, it also pays special attention to the specific conditions of each individual's needs.
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