{"id":52932,"date":"2021-11-11T10:37:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T10:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturando.it\/?p=52932"},"modified":"2021-11-11T11:06:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:06:08","slug":"nutraceutical-what-they-are-and-what-is-the-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturando.it\/en\/nutraceutical-what-they-are-and-what-is-the-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutraceutical: what they are and what is the use"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many times have you been told to eat more fish because it’s good for your brain? Is it just a phrase based on our tradition and customs, or is there a scientific rationale? Nutraceutics is the science that deals with scientific reasoning. Let’s see precisely what nutraceutical products are.<\/p>\n

Nutraceutics<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The term Nutraceutical was coined recently, in 1989, by Dr Stephen De Felice<\/em> and derived from the union of two words, “nutrition<\/strong>” and\u00a0“pharmaceutical<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Nutraceutics investigates with a rigorous, scientific and clinical approach the\u00a0functional components of foods<\/strong>\u00a0that have\u00a0positive health effects<\/strong>\u00a0and promote well-being. It was born to develop a new discipline, which evolved the concept of correct nutrition and studied the components in foods in-depth and scientifically.<\/p>\n

Food as a medicine<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00abLet food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food<\/em>.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Hippocrates first, considered the father of Western medicine, understood the importance of a\u00a0healthy, balanced, and varied diet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More and more Italians are trying to correct their diet, not only for an aesthetic issue but precisely to improve their state of health. Nutraceutics is also based on this\u00a0fundamental and indispensable concept<\/strong>, indeed it\u00a0evolves<\/strong>. For example, it investigates why it is so important to add fruits and vegetables to the diet. Plants contain vitamins and minerals, but they also have active components that can help the proper functioning of some organs or some systems.<\/p>\n

Let’s think about the artichoke. In addition to having a nutritional role, it also supports proper liver function. Components that perform this function are found mainly in the leaves, which are not taken with the feeding, so it is not enough to eat many artichokes to support the liver function.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So here is the role of nutraceuticals. It identified the\u00a0components responsible<\/strong>\u00a0for the beneficial effects and the plant’s part\u00a0found<\/strong>, so the\u00a0development of nutraceuticals<\/strong>\u00a0is allowed.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0substances obtained from natural products<\/strong>\u00a0(fruit, vegetables, legumes, fish), which guarantee an extraordinary contribution from beneficial properties, can be concentrated in capsules or tablets to increase their benefits. That’s what nutraceuticals are.<\/p>\n

Examples of nutraceuticals<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Numerous natural substances with beneficial properties have been identified. Let’s see some examples:<\/p>\n