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Lecture 12 Flashcards

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Probiotic BC 30

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Reduce abdominal pain, bloating, and post pea dial gas. Potentially increase anti-inflammatory cytokines and remain viable through processing, shelf life, and stomach acid.

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Are probiotics a functional food?

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Yes because they provide health benefits beyond the traditional nutrition function.

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What do most probiotics currently contain?

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Lactic acid producing bacteria lactobacillus and bifidobacterium and those aren’t considered a functional food.

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What has the shift in the role of food been?

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Shift from relieving huger and providing nutrients to substances that promote wellness and reduce risk of disease.

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What is a functional food?

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Food and food components that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition

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What is a nutraceutical?

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Term derived from nutrition and pharmaceutics. These are products that are regulated as drugs, food ingredients, and dietary supplements.

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What is a dietary supplement?

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A mineral, vitamin, amino acid, a medical herb or other botanical

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Is a nutraceutical a nutrient with a patent protection?

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No it has neither.

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What is the difference between a pharmaceutical and nutraceutical?

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On,y pharmaceutical have governmental sanction

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SCOBY

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Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast. Found in kombucha

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Is functional foods a legal term?

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No,it isn’t recognized legally.

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Are functional foods or nutraceutical foods preferred?

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Functional foods seem to be the preference.

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Six categories of functional foods?

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Basic/Whole/Unaltered products
Fortified products
Enriched or supplemented products
Altered products
Enhanced products
Processed foods

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Basic/ Whole Products

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No changes made. Ex carrots.

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Fortified Products

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Adding nutrients to our processed foods. Ex: fruit juices with vitamin c.

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Advantages of fortification products?

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Supply micronutrients in amounts

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Limitations of fortification foods

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Not a substitute for a good quality diet. Specific fortified foodstuff might not be consumed by all members of a target population.

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Enriched or supplemented products

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Ex: muffins with beta-glucan, drinks with herb blends, enriched margarine.
Only whole grain products contains all of the original nutrients of the original grain.

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Altered products

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Ex: fiber in meat or ice cream products

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Enhanced Products

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Tomatoes with higher levels of lycopene. Eggs with omega 3 achieved by altered chicken feed.

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Processed foods

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Oat bran cereal (containing the natural level of beta-glucan)

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Are Americans getting enough fiber?

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Only getting about half of needed fiber.

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Does vitamin C increase iron absorption?

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Yes and large amounts of calcium can inhibit absorption of iron.

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What are examples of natural functional foods?

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Fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, ,eats, fish, and so,e dairy foods

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Benefits of functional foods?

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Provide benefits, not a replacement but not alternative to a varied balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. Do not provide miracle solution to health problems but may be useful to some people as part of lifestyle.

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What is not a functional food?

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Medicines and superfoods.
Medicines- claims about treatment or cure of diseases are not allowed of foods.
Superfoods- no way of testing whether or not a food is super or not.

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Three ways food companies can make claims on food?

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Nutrient/disease claims, health claims, or structure/function claims

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What is a nutrient claim?

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“Fat free” “low sodium”

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Structure/Function Claim

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Calcium in yogurt builds strong bones

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FTC requirements of food claims

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Be true, not misleading. Could allow claims that include disease prevention or treatment. Adequacy of substantiation of claims evaluated by experts.

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FDA role in Claims.

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They authorize a health claim. To approve, a change in dietary intake of substance will result in change in disease endpoint. A number of qualified health claims have been approved. None for probiotics.

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Would the drug claim that says: reduces the severity of viral diarrhea be approved?

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No it is a drug claim would not be approved under any circumstance.

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