A new Era in Medicine – Neutraceuticals

According to him "a nutraceutical is any substance that is a food or a part of food and provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease". When food is being cooked or prepared using "scientific intelligence" with or without knowledge of how...

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Published in:Research journal of pharmacy and technology 2018-08, Vol.11 (8), p.3572-3576
Main Authors: Sreeramya, G., Nalini, C.N., Ramalakshmi, N., Sahini, Kondaviti, Lakshmi, S. Amudha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic illnesses
Consumers
Diet
Dietary supplements
Disease
Disease prevention
Drugs
Food
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Ingredients
Lifestyles
Medicine
Nutrition research
Pharmaceutical industry
Physiology
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Summary:According to him "a nutraceutical is any substance that is a food or a part of food and provides medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease". When food is being cooked or prepared using "scientific intelligence" with or without knowledge of how or why it is being used, the food is called "functional food". [...]functional food provides the body with the required amount of vitamins, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, etc. needed for its healthy survival. Within European Union (EU) law the legal categorization of a nutraceutical is, in general, made on the basis of its accepted effects on the body. [...]if the substance contributes only to the maintenance of healthy tissues and organs it may be considered to be a food ingredient. According to BCC Research - The global nutraceuticals market grew to $46.7 billion in 2002, at an AAGR of nearly 7%.
ISSN:0974-3618
0974-360X
0974-306X
DOI:10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00657.1