FOOD 4090 Study Guide - Final Guide: Insulin Resistance, Enteric Coating, Homeopathy
Document Summary
Functional foods and nutraceuticals & health claims (part 1) Any nutritious substance that people eat or drink to maintain life and growth. Optimal nutrient intake we want to eat and behave in such a way that we"re not inly healthy but healthier for longer in the future. Combination of factors that greatly increases risk of developing cvd. Foods are the sum of their nutrient parts. Similar in appearance to (or may be) a conventional food consumed as part of a usual diet. Needs to be shown to have therapeutic effects. Reduces the risk of chronic disease beyond basic nutritional functions (optimizing health) Processed foods with added ingredients (yogurt w/ plant sterols = added effects beyond basic yogurt) Foods biologically enhanced = more functional components (omega-3 enriched eggs) A product isolated/purified from foods bioactive isolates . Like a nutraceutical but it"s the actual material in functional foods that has the bio-activity which makes it functional.
