Nutrition in Different Seasons, From the Viewpoint of Islamic Physicians

Context: nutritionis the process of food procurement and supply. the current study aimed to evaluate the viewpoints of iranian islamic traditional physicians about nutrition in different seasons, to obtain healthy and native nutritional methods. iranian traditional medicine, relying on thousands of years of scientific and practical experiences, has specific nutritional viewpoints which are not uselessto create a healthy society. evidence acquisitions: the current study was a library research which was conducted by evaluation of thetraditional medicine books, such as canon in medicine, al-havy, exir al-azam, kholasat al-hikmat, alwah al-seha by kharazmshahi, jame al-sharhain, tohfat al-sadiah, and mofarrah al-ghloub. results: style of nutrition is determined according to seasonal temperature, humidity, and dryness, temper of foods, and also digestive power and temperament of individuals; through these factors health is provided and the role of food basket in providing health is determined. conclusions: by evaluation, analysis and comparison the viewpoints of iranian traditional medicine physicians, principles and regulations can be codified, and contemporary nutritional methodswill be achievable. it is also possible to make nutritional knowledge of iranian traditional medicine more comprehensive and applicable.