Food and drug interactions: its side effects

Purpose - To enlighten the food consumers and drug users as to some of their incompatibilities.Design methodology approach - Examples from the literature covering compositions of food-drug, food-drug interactions, and dietary habits were collected from former works.Findings - Major side-effects of some diet(food) on drugs include alteration in absorption by fatty, high protein and fiber diets. Drugs such as methateiate, pyrimethamine, isonicotinic acid and asprin alter the transportation of some nutrients. Nutrient supplementations was found to be beneficial.Research limitations implications - Possible factors affecting the reactions need to be identified.Practical implications - It helps food consumers and drug users to avoid using some of these materials and also to adopt nutrient supplementation as a better alternative where possible.Originality value - The knowledge helps food technologists, nutritionists, physicians and pharmacists to serve the public better.