FOODS, SUPPLEMENTS, DRUGS ... THE DIFFERENCES!
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Functional foods are natural foods in which are given the ability to exert useful effects to health with particular nutritional qualities. For example, fish, rich in Omega 3 or red wine, which contains resveratrol, both potent antioxidants.
Are functional foods enriched foods to which you have increased the concentration of nutrients already present course. For example skimmed milk with vitamin D, in part lost through creaming, yogurt enriched with lactic ferments ... Functional foods are fortified with a nutrient enriched those newly added. For example, the flour with vitamin B1, lost during the refining process, the cereal fortified with vitamins and minerals ...
Fortified foods and fortified can be considered nutraceuticals: Products halfway between foods and supplements.
Dietary supplements are products containing vitamins, minerals, unsaturated fatty acids, fiber, probiotics, herbs ... intended to complement or supplement the diet. Supplements are used for prevention or healthy.
Preventive: for those at risk of nutritional deficiencies, so that may arise and grow worse. In this case the possible nutritional deficiencies are asymptomatic: there are no nutritional deficit disorder, but likely to incur it if the risk can not be removed with a healthy lifestyle. For example, smoking, menopausal women, the elderly ...
Purpose healthy: in healthy subjects without any risk of nutritional deficiencies, to maintain and improve health. In this case, the goals are both to improve their physical and mental performance (eg in the case of students and sports), but also enhance the prospects for a longer life and a better quality of life, focusing on health and beauty.
The supplements are not drugs and can not be used as drugs. The distinction between supplements and drugs is based on the different purposes of use:
Supplements are health promoters aimed at people who enjoy a good state of health. The drugs are instruments of care aimed at people who are sick.
Supplements and medications can use the same active ingredients, but the content of active substance is lower in supplements compared to drugs.
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