Nutraceuticals: a piece of history, present status and outlook

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The term "nutraceutical" was coined in 1989 by the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (New York, US), to provide a name for this rapidly growing area of biomedical research. A nutraceutical was defined as any substance that may be considered a food or part of a food and provides medical or health benefits including the prevention and treatment of disease. Nutraceuticals may range from isolated nutrients, dietar...

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• Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
• Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
• Diet and metabolism studies
• Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
• Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
• Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
• Nutritional Studies and Diet
• Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

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12f78892-6b13-5394-88aa-4663cc47e8a9

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10.1016/s0963-9969(01)00179-x