Obesity: The silent epidermic
Highlights What is obesity? Obesity is a medical condition caused by the excessive intake of nutrients (Overnutrition), especially energy, beyond the body’s needs. When…
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Functional foods and how they relate to nutraceuticals.
Nutraceuticals and functional foods are closely related, as both are food-based products that have health-promoting properties beyond their basic nutritional value. Nutraceuticals are food-derived…
Effect of excess intake of food supplements
What are food supplements? Food supplements are products that are intended to supplement the diet and provide nutrients that may be missing or in…