Nutraceuticals

Question 1

what is a nutraceutical

Answer 1

food or parts of food that provide medical or health benefits including prevention or treatment of disease

Question 2

in the EU what are supplements regulated as

Answer 2

food

Question 3

what are food supplemenets

Answer 3

food supplements are concentrated sources of nutrients including but not limited to, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, essential fatty acids, fibre and various plants and herbal extracts

Question 4

what does nutrition claim mean

Answer 4

any claim that a food has a particular beneficial nutritional property due to the energy it provides or the nutrients or other substance it contains

Question 5

what is a health claim

Answer 5

means any claim that a relationship exists between a food category, a food or one of its constituents and health.

A health claim goes further than a nutrition claim and relates a food or one of its constituents to health or well being.

Question 6

what is the role of the pharmacists in neutraceuticals

Answer 6

Interactions
vulnerable patients
right to choose
informed choice