Affiliations 

  • 1 Basic Medicine College, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610106, China
  • 2 Food Science Department, Agriculture College, Kufa University, Al-Najaf, Iraq
  • 3 Food Science Department, Agriculture College, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraq
  • 4 Widad University College, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Dermatology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China 518055
Biomed Res Int, 2021;2021:8823222.
PMID: 33681381 DOI: 10.1155/2021/8823222

Abstract

Nutraceuticals have taken on considerable significance due to their supposed safety and possible nutritional and medicinal effects. Pharmaceutical and dietary companies are conscious of monetary success, which benefits healthier consumers and the altering trends that result in these heart-oriented value-added products being proliferated. Numerous nutraceuticals are claimed to have multiple therapeutic benefits despite advantages, and unwanted effects encompass a lack of substantial evidence. Several common nutraceuticals involve glucosamine, omega-3, Echinacea, cod liver oil, folic acid, ginseng, orange juice supplemented with calcium, and green tea. This review is dedicated to improving the understanding of nutrients based on specific illness indications. It was reported that functional foods contain physiologically active components that confer various health benefits. Studies have shown that some foods and dietary patterns play a major role in the primary prevention of many ailment conditions that lead to putative functional foods being identified. Research and studies are needed to support the possible health benefits of different functional foods that have not yet been clinically validated for the relationships between diet and health. The term "functional foods" may additionally involve health/functional health foods, foods enriched with vitamins/minerals, nutritional improvements, or even conventional medicines.

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