فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background and Aim: Food restriction is nowadays one of the well-known approaches in the treatment of various diseases. Accordingly, the investigation of this issue by many scientists is indicative of the importance of this subject. In the valuable sources of the Iranian traditional medicine, food restriction has been emphasized as one of the therapeutic priorities. In this respect, Ibn Sina (an Iranian famous physician) in one of his valuable books, namely Canon, mentioned food restriction as the first step in the treatment procedure. Materials and Methods: This review study was conducted to investigate the role of food restriction in the treatment process in traditional and modern medicine. The search process was accomplished by searching the keyword of 'food restriction' in various databases and authentic traditional medicine books. Findings: According to the results, food restriction was identified as one of the most important and practical ways of disease treatment and control from the Iranian traditional medicine and modern medicine perspectives. Accordingly, in some cases, an illness can be cured only through food restriction and management. Conclusion: As the findings indicated, food restriction should be given more attention as the first step in the treatment of diseases.   Please cite this article as: Talebi S, Naseri M, Baaghizade A, Dehparvar N, Khosravi SA. Role of Food Restriction in Disease Treatment from the Persian and Modern Medicine Viewpoints. Med Hist J 2017; 9(31): 85-94.