nutraceutical

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Definition of nutraceutical in English English dictionary: A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties. A food used as a drug; (Tıp, İlaç) A food or naturally occurring food supplement thought to have a beneficial effect on human health; Functional food products with a proven relationship to health maintenance; A dietary substance with proven healthful properties; scientifically designed supplements derived from phytochemicals that have proven medical benefits; A nutraceutical is any food that is nutritionally enhanced with nutrients, vitamins, or herbal supplements The most common supplements are calcium, Vitamins E, A, and C and the herbs gingko, ginseng, echinacea, and St John's wort As consumers continue to look for ways to enhance health and well being, manufacturers continue to respond with products enhanced with supplements, including beverages, rice, frozen desserts, snacks, and many others; Food or food product that decreaases the risk of disease establishment of progression; Foods or food-derived substances in extracted form that have proven medicinal and health benefits
nutraceuticals: foods that are designed to improve health and lower the risk of disease, for example by increasing the amount of vitamins in them, or removing some of the fat = functional foods

nutraceutical

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() Blend of nutrient and pharmaceutical

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