Mapping nutritional deficiency patterns: A synthesis of biomedical and homoeopathic approaches

Abstract

Malnutrition remains a global health concern, ranging from undernutrition wasting, stunting, and underweight to micronutrient deficiencies and over nutrition leading to obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Biomedical science classifies and manages malnutrition through diagnostic criteria and nutritional interventions, while homoeopathy views it through constitutional susceptibility, miasmatic influence, and individual symptom patterns. This article maps nutritional deficiency patterns by integrating WHO’s biomedical classification with homoeopathic insights from the Organon of Medicine, Kent’s philosophy, and repertorial analysis. The synthesis highlights the complementary role of homoeopathy in prevention, constitutional strengthening, and individualized management, alongside conventional care, offering a more holistic model for addressing malnutrition.