Food and Nutrition

Functional food & Nutraceutical

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It provides an opportunity to improve the human health, reduce health care costs and support economic development in rural communities. The phrase "Let food be the medicine and medicine be the food," coined by Hippocrates over 2500 years ago is receiving a lot of interest today as food scientists and consumers realize the many health benefits of certain foods. These foods contain ingredients that aid specific body function and improve our health and well-being. There are many ways to think about food, in the simplest sense, food is a fuel, food provides the energy needed to perform daily functions and maintain normal metabolic processes. The "essential nutrients" those that are needed to prevent specific diseases have been a major focus of human nutrition research for the past century. The modern nutraceuticals and functional foods market have begun to develop in Japan during the 1980.The nutraceuticals and functional foods industry has grown alongside the expansion and exploration of modern technology.