Nutraceutical, a portmanteau of the words `nutrition” and `pharmaceutical”, was coined in 1989 by Stephen L. DeFelice, founder and chairman of the Foundation of Innovation Medicine. The term is applied to products that range from isolated nutrients, dietary supplements and herbal products, specific diets and processed foods such as cereals...
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A food or dietary supplement that is believed to provide health benefits.
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A naturally occurring food (Garlic, Soy) or food supplement (Cod Liver Oil) believed to have beneficial effects on human health.
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A naturally occurring food (Garlic, Soy) or food supplement (Cod Liver Oil) believed to have beneficial effects on human health.
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A combination of the words 'nutrition' and 'pharmaceutical'. These are foods or food products that are believed by some people to be medically beneficial, although opinion is divided as to whether they really are. Examples include margarines supplemented with processed plant esters (stanols), which claim to lower consumers' cholesterol levels.
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A naturally occurring food (Garlic, Soy) or food supplement (Cod Liver Oil) believed to have beneficial effects on human health.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū-trū-sū′ti-kal Definitions: 1. A chemical substance or group of substances that for legal purposes is defined as a nutrient but that is in fact marketed and used for the prevention or treatment of disease.
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Nutraceutical: A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. A nutraceutical may be a naturally nutrient-rich or medicinally active food, such as garlic or soybeans, or it may be a specific component of a food, such as the omega-3 fish oil that can be derived from s...
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nutraceutical A portmanteau of 'nutrition' and 'pharmaceutical' and refers to foods claimed to have a medicinal effect on human health. Such foods are also called 'functional foods'. Nutraceutical can also refer to individual chemicals present in common foods. They are sold on the market as foods for general consumption; or as 'health foods' to be...
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