A Food-Drug interaction can occur when the food we eat reacts with certain ingredients in the medicines you take, thereby making the medicine ineffective. For example, it can reduce the absorption of the drug or speed up its elimination.
Yes many drugs are transported in blood, bound to the plasma proteins. For example, Albumin is the most important drug-binding protein in the blood. Severe malnutrition can affect the plasma proteins and their ability to bind medicine.
Food can both inhibit and enhance the metabolism of drugs by altering the activity of the enzyme system operating in the body.
Article by Ms. Radhika
Dietician, Kauvery Hospital