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CONCLUSION Nutraceuticals are present in most of the food ingredients with varying concentration Concentration, time and duration of supply of nutraceuticals influence human health Manipulating the foods, the concentration of active ingredients can be increased Diet rich in nutraceuticals along with regular exercise, stress reduction and maintenance of healthy body weight will maximise health and reduce disease risk NUTRACEUTICALS: Let Food be Your Medicine MAYANK TANDON Dr. S.N. RAI Division of Animal Nutrition, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, INDIA. E-mail: mayanktandon1@ An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Greek Physician Hippocrates, Known as father of Medicine. (said several centuries ago) “Let Food be Your Medicine” The Philosophy behind is: “Focus on Prevention” The term “Nutraceutical” was coined from “Nutrition” “Pharmaceutical” in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, MD, Founder and Chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (FIM). Other words used in the context: Dietary supplementation, Functional, Multi-functional Foods, etc. Nutraceutical can be defined as “ A food or part of food or nutrient, that provides health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of a disease.” Class / components Source Potential benefit 1. Fatty acids CLA Milk Meat Improve body composition, reduce cancers n-3 FA(DHA, EPA) Fish oils, berseem maize fodder,mustard,linseed,rapeseed Reduce CVD improve mental, visual function EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS Class / components Source Potential benefit 2. Polyphenols Anthocyanidine Fruits Nutralises free radicals, reduce risk of cancer Catechins Tea,babul pods,mustard cake,rape seed,salseed Flavonone Citrus Flavones Fruits, vegetables,soya bean proanthocyanidine Cocoa, chocolate,tea,rape seed Reduce CVD EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS 3. Saponins Soybeans,GNC,luce