Glossary

Food combining refers to dietary guidelines designed to:

• eliminate diet-related symptoms
  Food combining advocates commonly claim that by following food combining guidelines they eliminate bloating, constipation, gas, abdominal pain, slow digestion and unpleasant body odor.
• increase sense of well-being by simplifying digestion
  Simpler digestion effectively increases vitality by freeing up nerve energy and bodily resources otherwise wasted on digesting poorly combined meals.

This website recommends the following food combining groups:

• melon fruit
• acid fruit
• sub-acid fruit
• sweet fruit
• fast digesting vegetables
• slow digesting vegetables
• overt fats