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SUBMITTER: Riolo R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9782563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Riolo Renata R De Rosa Riccardo R Simonetta Irene I Tuttolomondo Antonino A
International journal of molecular sciences 20221215 24
Human nutrition is a relatively new science based on biochemistry and the effects of food constituents. Ancient medicine considered many foods as remedies for physical performance or the treatment of diseases and, since ancient times, especially Greek, Asian and pre-Christian cultures similarly thought that they had beneficial effects on health, while others believed some foods were capable of causing illness. Hippocrates described the food as a form of medicine and stated that a balanced diet c ...[more]