The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals

The link between diet and human health status has been repeatedly proved by strong scientific evidence, and developed societies demand food products with an added value beyond the satisfaction of hunger and the provision of nutrients. Functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals are at the...

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Autores: Domínguez Díaz, Laura, Fernández Ruiz, Virginia, Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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spelling The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticalsDomínguez Díaz, LauraFernández Ruiz, VirginiaCámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña663/665612.39613.2FoodPharmaFunctional productsNutrition-related diseasesRegulationDietética y nutrición (Farmacia)Tecnología de los alimentosBromatología (Farmacia)3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos3309.20 Propiedades de Los AlimentosThe link between diet and human health status has been repeatedly proved by strong scientific evidence, and developed societies demand food products with an added value beyond the satisfaction of hunger and the provision of nutrients. Functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals are at the interface between nutrition and pharma and opens the doors for seeking new therapeutic alternatives for the prevention of nutrition-related diseases. The present review is aimed at clarifying the differences between functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals as well as describing its regulatory framework in Europe, United States and Japan. Specific harmonized regulation for these products is needed. Functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals exert health-promoting properties and could be considered as potential candidates in the management of chronic diseases in combination with prescribed medication. Further research is essential for establishing which nutrition-pharma combinations are most favorable and suitable for each chronic disease.Taylor & FrancisUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115383reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1153832026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
spellingShingle The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
Domínguez Díaz, Laura
663/665
612.39
613.2
Food
Pharma
Functional products
Nutrition-related diseases
Regulation
Dietética y nutrición (Farmacia)
Tecnología de los alimentos
Bromatología (Farmacia)
3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos
3309.20 Propiedades de Los Alimentos
title_short The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
title_full The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
title_fullStr The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
title_full_unstemmed The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
title_sort The frontier between nutrition and pharma: the international regulatory framework of functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Domínguez Díaz, Laura
Fernández Ruiz, Virginia
Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
author Domínguez Díaz, Laura
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Fernández Ruiz, Virginia
Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
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Cámara Hurtado, María De La Montaña
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612.39
613.2
Food
Pharma
Functional products
Nutrition-related diseases
Regulation
Dietética y nutrición (Farmacia)
Tecnología de los alimentos
Bromatología (Farmacia)
3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos
3309.20 Propiedades de Los Alimentos
topic 663/665
612.39
613.2
Food
Pharma
Functional products
Nutrition-related diseases
Regulation
Dietética y nutrición (Farmacia)
Tecnología de los alimentos
Bromatología (Farmacia)
3309 Tecnología de Los Alimentos
3309.20 Propiedades de Los Alimentos
description The link between diet and human health status has been repeatedly proved by strong scientific evidence, and developed societies demand food products with an added value beyond the satisfaction of hunger and the provision of nutrients. Functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals are at the interface between nutrition and pharma and opens the doors for seeking new therapeutic alternatives for the prevention of nutrition-related diseases. The present review is aimed at clarifying the differences between functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals as well as describing its regulatory framework in Europe, United States and Japan. Specific harmonized regulation for these products is needed. Functional foods, food supplements and nutraceuticals exert health-promoting properties and could be considered as potential candidates in the management of chronic diseases in combination with prescribed medication. Further research is essential for establishing which nutrition-pharma combinations are most favorable and suitable for each chronic disease.
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