Nutriology is the study of foods and their uses in diet and therapy. Dorland's Medical Dictionary (28th ed. p1164) defines nutriology as the science of nutrition; the study of foods and their uses in diet and therapy. In the text, Nutriology, written by Dr Ken James MD, nutriology is defined as the study of foods, their components, interactions with other foods, and their uses in the diet, health, and rehabilitation. Nutriology is a science that has been evolving for some time. With the advent of the electron microscope and laboratory analysis of compounds, scientists have been able to document food component interactions which are both unhealthy, or deleterious to the health. Nutriololy texts border on the science of toxicology, considering it alerts us to the harmful effects of particular dietary combinations, as well as harmful components of foods. For example, cyanide containing compounds are present in apple seeds and can be fatal if chewed. This is one fact that one studying nutriology would study. There are thousands of examples, taking into account the vast permutation of food combinations. Nutriology is an important area because nutrition focuses on the assimilation of nutrients, whereas, nutriology focuses on both the beneficial and detrimental sides of food components, particularly the non-nutritive fractions.
There are several branches of nutriology. Some scientists focus on the array of foods, in comparison to some nutriologists studying botanical sources.
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