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 Nutrient-Drug Interaction


Ayşe Huri Özkarabulut, Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics (Tr), of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Istanbul Gelisim University, made statements about nütrient-drug interaction.


Nutrition is defined as the intake and use of adequate and balanced amounts from all food groups according to the age, type, height, weight, activity, and all the other health conditions of each individual and yet nutrition ensures growth and development in our lives by repairing worn-out tissues and providing energy for physical activity. To understand the aspects of nutrition not only nutrition but also medicines and supplements are being subjects of scientific studies.

Medicines, the general name of substances used in the treatment of diseases and improving health are essential. For this reason, it is necessary not to overlook the issue of food-drug interaction and to make this issue more common and known to the public as great risks can occur with the exposure of drugs to many interactions.

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