medical food - ️️category of food for special dietary usage which are specially
processed or formulated & presented for the dietary management of patients & may be
used only under medical supervision
-specifically formulated & processed to be consumed under the direction of a physician,
int...
NFSC 357 Midterm
medical food - ✔️✔️category of food for special dietary usage which are specially
processed or formulated & presented for the dietary management of patients & may be
used only under medical supervision
-specifically formulated & processed to be consumed under the direction of a physician,
intended for a specific dietary management of a patient who has limited or impaired
capacity to ingest, digest, absorb, or metabolize ordinary foodstuffs
- exempted from nutrition labeling requirements of NLEA
functional food - ✔️✔️-food that, by virtue of the presence of physiologically active food
components, provide specific health benefits beyond basic nutrition
-includes: enriched cereals, breads, sport drinks, bars, & fortified snack for prepared
meals, baby foods, & others
Ayurveda - ✔️✔️an inherited tradition of health & longevity
novel food - ✔️✔️foods or food ingredients which have not hitherto been used for
human consumption to a significant degree within the community
fortified food - ✔️✔️the addition of one or more essential nutrients to a food whether or
not it is normally contained in the food for the purpose of preventing or correcting a
demonstrated deficiency of one or more nutrients in the population or specific
population groups
nutraceutical - ✔️✔️derived from nutrition & pharmaceutical
-it is any substance that may be considered a food or part of food that provides
medical/health benefits, including the prevention & treatment of disease
-product produced from foods but sold in pills, powders, & other medicinal forms not
generally associated with food & demonstrated to have a physiological benefit or
provides protection against chronic disease
-found in plants, animals & sometimes in microbes
dietary supplement - ✔️✔️product taken by the mouth intended to supplement the diet
& contains any of the following dietary ingredients: vitamin (except pyridoxine), mineral,
herb or amino acid, concentrate, metabolite, constituent extract, or combination of any
of the above
health claim - ✔️✔️has 2 components, namely, a substance (food/dietary
supplement/food component/dietary ingredient) & a disease or health-related condition
-describe a relationship between a dietary supplement/ingredient & reducing the risk of
a disease or health-related condition
-have to be in accordance with approved wording/statement
, functional claim - ✔️✔️
phytonutrients - ✔️✔️plant food components other than macronutrients, vitamins, or
minerals that have some specific data supporting a health benefit for humans
-can be used as either dietary ingredient or as dietary supplement or food ingredients in
functional foods, as long as they meet the appropriate regulatory requirements
phytochemicals - ✔️✔️defined as bioactive nutrient plant chemicals in fruits,
vegetables, grains, & other plant foods that may provide desirable health benefits
beyond basic nutrition to reduce the risk of major chronic diseases
lutein - ✔️✔️spinach/kale
copper - ✔️✔️essential mineral that comes from nuts & shellfish
flavonoid - ✔️✔️help your body function more efficiently while protecting it against
everyday toxins & stressors
-powerful antioxidant agents
calcium - ✔️✔️formation of bone, adult human contains more than a kg
iron - ✔️✔️present in the hemoportion of hemoglobin, myoglobin, & the oxidation
magnesium - ✔️✔️cation involved as an enzyme cofactor
DSHEA - ✔️✔️Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act 1994 distinguishes dietary
supplements from both food & drugs & provides separate regulations for those
preparations & products
-regulations are less rigid in terms of wording but with no relationship to a disease
defines a dietary supplement
FOSHU - ✔️✔️Foods for Special Dietary Use refers to foods that are
approved/permitted for specific groups
-intended to be consumed for the maintenance/promotion of health or special health
uses by people who wish to control health conditions, including blood pressure & blood
cholesterol
MHLW - ✔️✔️Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Japan) specifies FNFC
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