NUTRACEUTICALS – A HEALTH SUPPLEMENT

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BYDr. SMITA JOHAR PhD Dr. NITIKA RATTAN

INTRODUCTION:INTRODUCTION-

1. The Term Nutraceuticals was coined from* NUTRITION*and *PHARMACEUTICAL* by

STEPHEN DEFELCISE ,MD,Founder and Chairman of the foundation for Innovation in

Medicine New Jersey in 19892. GREEK Physician HIPPOCRATES said that* LET

FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE*.The Focus behind is focus on Prevention.

3. According to Acharya CHARKA * AAHAR PARAMAUSHDHAM*.

4. In other words used in this context are Dietary Supplements, FunctionalFoods and

Multifunctional Foods.

DEFINITION OF NUTRACEUTICALS Nutraceuticals are a food or part of food that

provides medical or health benefits including the prevention and treatment of disease.

Nutraceuticals has advantage over medicine because they avoid sideeffects.

Nutraceuticals means *NUTRITIVE +PHARMACEUTICAL*.

The Functional food concept has been defined as * Food products to be taken as a part of the usual diet in order to have beneficial effect that goes beyond basic nutritional function*.

TYPES OF NUTRACEUTICALS On the Basis of their Nature , Source

and Chemical Grouping these are categorised as follows:

1. NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS2. HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS3. DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

AS PER CHEMICAL CLASSIFICATION CLASS EXAMPLE1. PROBIOTICS LACTOBACILLUS

ACIDOPHILLUS2. DIETARY FIBRE FRUIT and VEGETABLE FIBRE3. ANTIOXIDANTS VITAMIN C4. PHYTOCHEMICALS CAROTENOIDS5. HERBS AS FUNCTIONAL FOOD

SOYA PROTEINS

6. HEALTH DRINKS FRUIT JUICE

AS PER MARKETED NUTRACEUTICAL PRODUCTSPRODUCT CATEGORY CONTENT MANUFACTU

RER1.CALCIROL D-3

CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT

CALCIUM and VITAMINS

CADILLA HEALTHCARE LTD. AHMEDABAD ,INDIA

2. GRD NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT

PROTEIN ,VITAMINS, MINERALS AND CARBOHYDRATE

ZYDUS CADIILA

3. PROTINEX PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT

PREDIGESTED PROTEINS ,VITAMINS AND MINERALS

PFIZER LTD .MUMBAI INDIA

4. OMEGA WOMEN

IMMUNE SUPPLEMENT

ANTIOXIDANT, VITAMINS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS.

WASSON ,SURREY UK

HOW PHYTOCHEMICAL WORKS

1. They act as a Substrate for Biochemical Reactions.

2. They act as a Cofactors of enzymatic reactions.

3. They act as Selective growth factor for beneficial bacteria.

4. They act as a Scavengers of Reactive or toxic Bacteria.

AS PER COMMON HERBS AS NUTRACEUTICALSCOMMON NAME

BIOLOGICAL NAME

CONSTITUENTS

HEALTH BENEFITS

1. GARLIC DRIED BULBS OF ALLIUM SATIVUM

ALLIN and ALLICIN

ANTI INFLAMMATORY, ANTIBIOTIC , NERVINE TONIC

2. GINGER RHIZOMES OF ZINZIBER OFFICINALE

ZINZIBERENE and GINGIEROLS

STIMULANT , CHRONIC BRONCHITIS , THROAT ACHE

3. TURMERIC RHIZOME OF CURCUMA LONGA

CURCUMIN ANTI INFLAMMATORY ,ANTI ARTHIRITIC, ANTICANCER and ANTISEPTIC

4. BAEL UNRIPE FRUITS OF AEGLE MARMELOS

MARMELOSIN DIGESTIVE ,APPETIZER, TREATMENT OF DIARRHEA and DYSENTERY.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF NUTRACEUTICALS1. They mainly Avoid the side effects.2. They may increase the health

beneficial effect of any component.3. They are easily available and are

economical affordable.4. They may increase the longeivity and

quality of life of human being.5. They cure and prevent the any chronic

disease.

GLOBAL DEMAND OF NUTRACEUTICALS

1. The Nutraceutical industry lies under Three segments which include – Functional foods , Dietary Supplements and Herbal/Natural Products.

2. Global Nutraceutical Market is estmated as USD 117 Billion.

3. As a concept * NUTRACEUTICALS* is still in its stage of infancy in india. But it has been growing much faster than global rates.

CONTINUED………4. In 2006 , the Indian Government

passed Food Safety and Standard Act to integrate and streamline the many regulations covering Nutraceuticals Foods and Dietary Supplements.

5. The Act is called as FSSA ( Food Safety And Standard Authority).

CONCLUSION1. NUTRACEUTICALS have proven Health

Benefits and their consumption will keep disease at Bay.

2. It also allows Humans to maintain an overall good health.

3. HERBAL NUTRACEUTICALS is a powerful instrument in maintaining health and to act against nutritionally induced acute and chronic diseases .

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