India, Jan. 13 -- Traditional knowledge about foods and eating habits that we receive from our mothers and grandmothers suggests that we should strive to change our diets depending on the season that we are currently in.

The sentiment was echoed by Dr Shubham Vatsya, gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, Delhi, in an Instagram post on January 13.

"Changing the foods that we eat according to the seasons naturally reduces our dependency on nutrition supplements," he stated, while listing three foods that he claimed to be the best in the season for gut health, immunity, and good metabolism.

"Winter is the season to eat foods that create internal warmth and stability," the doctor observed in the caption of th...