Food and Nutrition

Nutraceuticals and Nutrition Supplements

Nutraceuticals are products, which other than nutrition are also used as medicine. A nutraceutical product may be defined as a substance, which has physiological benefit or provides protection against chronic disease. A product that is added to the diet. A nutritional supplement is taken by mouth, and usually contains one or more dietary ingredient (such as vitamin, mineral, herb, amino acid, and enzyme. Some supplements can help assure that you get enough of the vital substances the body needs to function; others may help reduce the risk of disease.