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Functional Foods - Designer Foods, Pharmafoods, Nutraceuticals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
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Functional Foods - Designer Foods, Pharmafoods, Nutraceuticals (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
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"Accuse not Nature! She has done her part; Do Thou but Thine!"
Milton, Paradise Lost 1667 The concept that nature imparted to
foods a health-giving and curative function is not new. Herbal teas
and remedies have been used for centuries and continue in use in
many parts of the world today. In modern society, we have turned to
drugs to treat, miti gate, or prevent diseases. However, since the
discovery of nutrients and our increasing analytical capabilities
at the molecular level, we are beginning to become more
knowledgeable of the biochemical structure-function relationship of
the myriad of chemicals that occur naturally in foods and their
effect on the human body. The holistic approach to medicine and
diet that began in the 1970s has now seen a renewal as we realize
that certain foods, because of the presence of specific
biochemicals, can have a positive impact on an individual's health,
physical well-being, and mental state. In fact, because of the
negative image of drugs, and the grey area of s- xi Foreword xii
plements, the use of foods that are "functional" is becoming a
growth area for the food industry. In Japan this concept has led to
one of the largest growing markets, where they have defined
"functional foods" as regular foods derived only from naturally
occurring in gredients. The Japanese further require that the
functional foods be consumed as part of the diet and not in
supplement form (i. e.
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