<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Taking responsibility for your life, among other factors, means also considering what to eat and which nutrition pattern to follow. Everyone needs to think about what they put on the plate and which ingredients should be avoided. Food, as such, will never be a drug or medication, like a painkilling tablet relieving pain in a short amount of time, for example. However, proper nutrition is our ally in the prevention of diseases, maintaining balance in our body and our mind. By following the main principles of a healthy diet, the physiological homeostasis can be managed, as well as faster recovery from disease achieved.</p><p>This review is aimed at summarizing basic principles of nutrition recommendations and at empowering stakeholders (pharmacists, medical biochemists, physicians) to be able to communicate to their patients and customers healthy and sustainable nutrition choices through the personalized advice.</p></abstract>

Taking responsibility for your life, among other factors, means also considering what to eat and which nutrition pattern to follow. Everyone needs to think about what they put on the plate and which ingredients should be avoided. Food, as such, will never be a drug or medication, like a painkilling tablet relieving pain in a short amount of time, for example. However, proper nutrition is our ally in the prevention of diseases, maintaining balance in our body and our mind. By following the main principles of a healthy diet, the physiological homeostasis can be managed, as well as faster recovery from disease achieved.This review is aimed at summarizing basic principles of nutrition recommendations and at empowering stakeholders (pharmacists, medical biochemists, physicians) to be able to communicate to their patients and customers healthy and sustainable nutrition choices through the personalized advice.

Nutrition – facts and myths

Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology

Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Department of Pharmaceutical Botany

Acta Pharmaceutica

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Taking responsibility for your life, among other factors, means also considering what to eat and which nutrition pattern to follow. Everyone needs to think...

Nutrition – facts and myths

Published Online: Oct 21, 2019

Page range: 497 - 510

Accepted: Jun 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2019-0051

Keywords
nutrition, personalized approach, biologically active substances, Mediterranean diet, liquid biopsy, microbiota

© 2019 Donatella Verbanac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Nutrition – facts and myths

Published Online: Oct 21, 2019

Page range: 497 - 510

Accepted: Jun 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2019-0051

Keywordsnutrition, personalized approach, biologically active substances, Mediterranean diet, liquid biopsy, microbiota

© 2019 Donatella Verbanac et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nutrition, personalized approach, biologically active substances, Mediterranean diet, liquid biopsy, microbiota