nutraceutical
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Nutraceutical is a term that evolved scientifically and also through marketing which is used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from plant extracts, compounds, food products which have efficacy and therapeutic influence on clinical outcomes and patient care largely through supplements.
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- Regulation
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- Classification of nutraceuticals
- Dietary supplements
- Functional foods
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Nutraceutical is a term that evolved scientifically and also through marketing which is used to imply a pharmaceutical effect from plant extracts, compounds, food products which have efficacy and therapeutic influence on clinical outcomes and patient care largely through supplements.
In the United States, nutraceuticals are considered and regulated as a subset of foods (such as dietary supplements) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The same is widely accepted in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa.
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