FNH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Natural Health Product, Linseed Oil, Anticarcinogen
5 Jun 2019
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Sold in medicinal forms not usually associated with food. Physiological benefit or provide protection against chronic disease. A food consumed as part of the daily diet, and is demonstrated to have physiological benefits and/or reduce risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions. Oat bran, flax seed, garlic, fish with omega-3s. High fiber cereal, soy products, flaxseed oil. Flaxseed : omega-3 fas; lignan breast cancer; cholesterol. Garlic : allicin & sulfur-containing compounds antibiotic, anticarcinogen; antihypertensive; cholesterol. Beef, whole milk : cls anticarcinogenic; weight reduction. Higher number of viable organisms required for benefits: New scientific evidence diet plays an important role in health vs. disease. More than 50% canadian consumers regularly take nhps (vitamins & minerals, hp, homeopathic medicines) Natural health products directorate (1999) was established, recently changed to. Natural and non-prescription health products directorate (nnhpd) (2013) Natural product number (npn) or homeopathic medicine number (din-hm) But, according to the food and drugs act and regulations :
