中醫認為體質是由先天及後天多種因素綜合決定,因人而異。體質不但有強弱,還有偏寒偏熱之分。這些身體組織及代謝功能的差異,決定著某些致病因素的易感性,成為中醫養生的重要依據。雖然飲食本身不能致病,但一旦它們因為數量的積蓄,改變了機體的適應能力,就會誘發疾病,甚至危及生命。根據不同人體特徵進行分析及決策是中醫的重要手段;常見的五類體質有:陽熱型、陰寒型、痰濕型、乾燥型及中性。
需要強調的是,現實生活中人們往往是多種形態的結合體質,例如冷-乾型、濕-熱型或虛-寒型等等。因此很難以上述個別鮮明的表現來分辨體質,而飲食更應綜合五味四氣,平衡個人需要。
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| Written By: |
| Dang Yi (黨毅) MD PhD |
| Professor, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; Visiting Professor, Middlesex |
| University, London, UK; Vice Director, Gourmet Food Institute of Health Care and Nutrition of Beijing, PRC. |
| Editors: |
| Raka Dewan, Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings Ltd. |
| Rose Tse, Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings Ltd. |





