Flashcards on Functional Foods: Definitions, Development, and Benefits
Functional Foods: Definitions, Development, and Benefits Guide
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Functional Foods Concepts & Research
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Question: What is a general definition of functional foods according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC, 1999)?
Answer: Foods that may provide health benefit beyond basic nutrition.
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Question: How does Health Canada define functional foods?
Answer: Products that resemble traditional foods but possess demonstrated physiological benefits.
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Question: According to Diplock et al. and Saher et al., when can a food be regarded as functional?
Answer: If it is satisfactorily demonstrated to beneficially affect one or more target functions in the body, beyond adequate nutritional effects.
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Question: What definition of functional foods does the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of the National Academy of Sciences provide?
Answer: Any modified food or food ingredient that may provide a health benefit beyond that of the traditional nutrients it contains.
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Question: What distinction does Weststrate et al. make about the intended aim of functional foods?
Answer: They should be aimed at function improvement or long-term disease risk reduction for healthy people, not at treating disease in sick people.
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Question: List some body functions or systems that functional improvement from functional foods may relate to, as outlined by Weststrate et al.
Answer: (1) Growth, development, and differentiation; (2) Substrate metabolism; (3) Defense against reactive oxidative species; (4) The cardiovascular system;
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Question: What is the core idea of the FUSOSE/ILSI definition of functional food?
Answer: A food that has been satisfactorily demonstrated to beneficially affect one or more functions in the body, beyond adequate nutritional effects, releva
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Question: According to Korver, what are the minimum requirements for something to be considered a functional food?
Answer: They must be foods (not drugs), have an additional function above normal nutrition, influence a specific nutritional function, and there must be at le
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Question: How does Goldberg summarize a functional food?
Answer: Any food or food ingredient that has a positive impact on an individual’s health, physical performance, or state of mind in addition to its nutritive
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Question: Give an example of a 'novel food' mentioned in the content that illustrates improved health benefit.
Answer: Rice with high iron (produced by genetic manipulation or selection of new varieties not consumed before).