Nutraceuticals- As a product isolated or purified from the food generally sold in medicinal form not assisted with food and demonstrated to have a physiological benefit and provide protection against chronic disease.

1. Topic: NUTRACEUTICALS

2. CONTENT
HISTORY
INTRODUCTION
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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3. HISTORY
• The Greek physician Hippocrates, often known as the
“father of medicine” said “let food be your medicine”.
The Philosophy behind is:
“Focus on Prevention”
• The term "Nutraceutical" was coined by combining the
terms "Nutrition" and "Pharmaceutical" in 1989 by
Dr. Stephen DeFelice.
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4. • According
to Dr. DeFelice , “Nutraceutical is any
substance that is a food or a part of food that provides
medicinal or health benefits including the prevention and
treatment of disease.”[1]
• Health ministry of Canada defines it “As a product isolated
or purified from the food generally sold in medicinal form
not assisted with food and demonstrated to have a
physiological benefit and provide protection against
chronic disease.”[2]
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5. Introduction
• The
Plants or herbs particularly Fruits and
Vegetables are the cheapest and most common store
of Nutrients i.e:• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• And essential amino acids
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7. Classification of Nutraceuticals
1. Potential Nutraceuticals - one which has promising
approach towards particular health or medicinal benefit.
2. Established Nutraceuticals – A Potential Nutraceutical
becomes Established Nutraceutical only after there are
sufficient clinical data to demonstrate such a benefit.
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8. Classification based on source
1. Plants
- Tomato, Garlic, Momordica
2. Animals
- Shark liver oil, Cod liver oil
3. Minerals
- Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorous
4. Microorganism - Bifidobacterium, Lactobacilli
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9. Raaz et al. 2011.
Nutraceuticals mainly consists of :
1. Nutrients:
Substances
which
have
established
Nutritional functions e.g. Vitamins, Minerals, Amino
Acids, Fatty acids, etc.
2. Herbals/ Phytochemicals: Herbs or Botanical products
3. Dietary
Supplements:
Probiotics, Prebiotics, Antioxidents, Enzymes, etc.
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10. 1. NUTRIENTS
Most common
Nutrients used as
Nutraceutical are:
• Minerals and
Vitamins.
• or in combination of
both.
• or in combination
with other
antioxidants
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11. Minerals
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12. 2.Herbs
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14. Avrelija and Walter , 2010
3. Dietary supplements:
 Probiotics-
Live
microorganisms
which,
when
administered in adequate amounts, confer a health
benefit on the host
 Species of Lactobacillus
 Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
 some E. Coli and Bacillus species are also used as
probiotics
• Probiotics have been shown to have applications in
alleviating
symptoms
of
allergies, cancer, AIDS, respiratory and urinary tract
infections.
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15. Manage
Lactose
Intolerance
Shorten
Duration of
Intestinal
Infections
Treat Diarrhea
Potential
Benefits of
Probiotics
Reduce Bladder
and Urinary
Tract Infections
Improve
Symptoms of
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome
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16.  Prebiotics-
Nondigestible substances that provide a
beneficial physiological effect for the host by selectively
stimulating the favorable growth of a limited number of
indigenous bacteria.
Commonly known prebiotics are:
• Oligofructose .
• Inulin
• Galacto-oligosaccharides
• Lactulose
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17. Areas covered by Nutraceuticals :
All therapeutic areas such as,
1.
Anti- Arthritic (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
2.
Sleeping disorders
3.
Digestion problems
4.
Prevention of certain cancers (Colorectal cancer)
5.
Osteoporosis
6.
Blood pressure
7.
Cholesterol lowering (garlic)
8.
Neurological disorders (Autism)
9.
Diabetes etc..
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18. Dietary polyphenols as potential nutraceuticals in management of diabetes
by Bahadoran et al. 2013.
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19. Mahima et al. 2013
23/12/2013
M.Tech Seminar- I Dept. of Chemical Engg.
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21. 23/12/2013
M.Tech Seminar- I Dept. of Chemical Engg.
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22. Nutraceuticals may range in the form of :
• isolated nutrients,
• dietary supplements,
• genetically engineered “designer” food,
• herbal products,
• and processed products such as cereals, soups, and
beverages
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23. Sarin et al. 2012.
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25. Future Developments of Nutraceuticals
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26. Conclusion
Nutraceuticals may be beneficial to our health but we are still
learning about their benefits and possible harmful effects.
Government regulatory bodies also face challenges in this new
category of health products, which lies between foods and
drugs.
Health professional , Nutritionists and regulatory toxicologist
should
strategically
work
together
to
plan
appropriate
regulation to provide ultimate health and therapeutic benefit to
mankind.
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27. Bibliography
1.
Brower V. “Nutraceuticals: poised for a healthy slice of the healthcare market”
Nat. Biotechnol.1998, 16, 728-731.
2.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/biotech/about.apropor/gloss-eng.php(assessed on 23
sep 2010)
3.
Raaz .M; Priyanka S; Bina R; Chauhan AK. “Healthy living with Nutraceuticals”
International Research Journal of Pharmacy 2011,2(12),12-14
4.
Bahadoran Z; Parvin M; Fereidoun A. “Dietary polyphenols as potential
Nutraceuticals in management of diabetes” Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic
Disorders 2013,12:43
5.
Mahima ; Amit K; Ruchi T; K Karthik” Nutraceuticals from fruits and vegetables at
glance” . Journal of Biological sciences 2013,13(3):38-47
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28. 6.
Avrelija C and Walter C “ The role of functional foods, Nutraceuticals and food
suplements
in
intestinal
health”
Nutrients
2010,
2,
611-625;
doi:
10.3390/nu2060611
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Sarin R; Sharma M; Singh R; Kumar S ” Nutraceuticals” International Research
Journal of Pharmacy 2012, 3 (4)
8.
Prasuram RR ; Rawat B ; Thangavel S “ Nutraaceuticals : An Area of
Tremendous Scope” International Research Journal of Pharmacy 2011, 2(2) 410415
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