The Study of the Registration Guideline of Nutraceutical Products in ASEAN Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-116
Author(s):  
Mansi Athalye ◽  
Sneha Vaghela ◽  
Nehal Bhavsar
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Medical Health ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
Nutraceutical Products

Over the years, a number of dietary supplements and health foods are being utilized and are available at pharmacy stores. These medicinally or nutritionally functional foods are considered as ‘Nutraceuticals’. The term was defined in 1989 by Stephen De Felice, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine, an American organization which encourages medical health research. He defined a nutraceutical as a “food, or parts of a food, that provide medical or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease”. As these substances are neither be considered as drug or as food, the risk of toxicity and safety should be considered for better health management which requires the research and safety evaluation of Nutraceuticals as per the regulations. Therefore, the aim of the present work is to review regulatory prospects of these Nutraceutical products in ASEAN countries.

Functional Foods and Cardiac Health

2017 ◽  
pp. 16-41
Author(s):  
Santosh Jain Passi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Traditional Medicines

Functional foods containing physiologically-active components, have been reported to confer several health benefits. Longitudinal cohort studies indicate that certain foods and dietary patterns play an important role in primary prevention of numerous disease conditions and this has led to the identification of putative functional foods. Research is necessary to substantiate the potential health benefits of various functional foods for which the diet–health relationships have yet not been scientifically validated. The term ‘functional foods' may include health/functional health foods, foods fortified with minerals/vitamins, dietary supplements or even the traditional medicines (Zawistowski, 2014).

Functional Foods and Cardiac Health

2019 ◽  
pp. 304-329
Author(s):  
Santosh Jain Passi
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Traditional Medicines

Functional foods containing physiologically-active components, have been reported to confer several health benefits. Longitudinal cohort studies indicate that certain foods and dietary patterns play an important role in primary prevention of numerous disease conditions and this has led to the identification of putative functional foods. Research is necessary to substantiate the potential health benefits of various functional foods for which the diet–health relationships have yet not been scientifically validated. The term ‘functional foods' may include health/functional health foods, foods fortified with minerals/vitamins, dietary supplements or even the traditional medicines (Zawistowski, 2014).

scholarly journals A Comprehensive Review on Nutraceuticals

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.S. Ruby ◽  
S. Prakash ◽  
V.Pradeep Kumar ◽  
T.Praveen Kumar ◽  
S. Prathab
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Key Terms

Nutraceuticals have received considerable interest because of their presumed safety. Nutraceuticals are food or part of food that provides medical or health benefits including the prevention and/or treatment of a disease. These nutraceuticals help in combating some of the major health problems of the century such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, cholesterol etc. Nutraceutical has advantage over the medicine because they avoid side effect, have naturally dietary supplement, etc. Nutraceutical on the basis of their natural source, chemical grouping, categories into three key terms –nutrients, herbals, dietary supplements, etc. The most rapidly growing segments of the industry were dietary supplements (19.5 percent per year) and natural/herbal products (11.6 percent per year). Global nutraceutical market is estimated as USD 404.8billion by 2025. FDA regulated dietary supplements as foods to ensure that they were safe. In 2006, the Indian government passed Food Safety and Standard Act to regulate the nutraceutical industry. Herbal nutraceutical is used as a powerful instrument in maintaining health and to act against nutritionally induced acute and chronic diseases, thereby promoting optimal health, longevity, and quality of life. The Present article focuses on the need for adhere to the known healthy eating models, development of new nutraceuticals/functional foods/food supplements with novel health benefits, elucidation mechanisms of action of these products, to define the comprehensive aspects of nutraceutical. This article may act as a tool to abreast with the recent developments in nutraceutical research.

Probiotics for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases: An Updated Review of the Published Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 549-570
Author(s):  
Francis E. Dailey ◽  
Erica P. Turse ◽  
Brett Rossow ◽  
Vanessa K. Kuwajima ◽  
Veysel Tahan
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

Background: Probiotics can be viewed as biological agents that modify the intestinal microbiota and certain cytokine profiles, which can lead to an improvement in certain gastrointestinal diseases, including diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, and liver disease. Discussion: Consumption of probiotics in their various forms, including yogurt, functional foods, and dietary supplements, is frequently encountered worldwide. Often, however, the correct prescription of these agents is dampened due to a lack of knowledge of the scientific evidence and the different presentations and microbial compositions of the currently available probiotic options. Here, we provide an up-to-date review of the evidence of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of various gastrointestinal diseases. Objective: Consumption of probiotics in their various forms, including yogurt, functional foods, and dietary supplements, is frequently encountered worldwide. Often, however, the correct prescription of these agents is dampened due to a lack of knowledge of the scientific evidence and the different presentations and microbial compositions of the currently available probiotic options. Methods/Results: Here, we provide an up-to-date review of the evidence of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of various gastrointestinal diseases. Conclusion: While not efficacious in every disease process studied, probiotics have demonstrated some benefit in several specific gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

Safety and Quality of Nutraceuticals: Have FSSAI Guidelines been Able to Blaze the Trail?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-196
Author(s):  
Payal Dande ◽  
Purva Samant ◽  
Yashita Singh ◽  
Umang Sheth
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Regulatory Body ◽  
Regulatory Guidelines ◽  
Entry Requirements ◽  
Major Factors

The nutraceutical industry has three main segments, including herbal/- natural products, dietary supplements and functional foods. The dietary supplements market is preliminarily driven by the paradigm shift towards preventive health management practices, amid rising healthcare costs and increasing burden of lifestyle diseases. Rise in healthcare expenditure, increased usage of nutraceuticals product as a substitute to prescription and OTC drugs and augmented demand for the nutritional diet are the major factors driving the global nutraceuticals market. Many individual laws were devised to govern its manufacturing and sale. However, increasing regulatory formalities from multiple agencies and laws, complicate the development, testing and marketing of these substances and hamper the growth of the nutraceutical market. Globally, the regulatory authorities are aware of the changing needs of consumers and proactively protect consumers by amending existing laws to accommodate changes. Market entry requirements of nutraceuticals, functional foods and supplements vary from country to country. The global regulatory guidelines aim at regulating various aspects of the nutraceutical and dietary supplements market, focusing on its manufacture, testing, labeling, sale and registration to assure safety and quality of the product. The major change that was introduced was the ban on marketing Nutraceuticals as medicinal products. This review has been performed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the global regulatory requirements with critical analysis of the Indian regulatory guidelines to explore the lacunae and suggest the need of further amendments in the form of recommendations that can be incorporated into regulatory body guidelines to make it more competitive for national & international trade.

Integrating Workforce Health Into Employer Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

2020 ◽  
pp. 089011712098328
Author(s):  
Bruce W. Sherman ◽  
Rebecca K. Kelly ◽  
Pamela Payne-Foster
Keyword(s):  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Sustained Change ◽  
Equity And Inclusion

Our collective experience with COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter has heightened awareness of deeply embedded racial and socioeconomic disparities in American businesses. This time, perhaps, sustained change is within reach. As organizations advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, an often overlooked focus of is the health status of employees and their families, where equitable access to high-value health benefits offerings should be available to all. This commentary provides guidance for employers to expand their DEI initiatives to include employee and family health and well-being as a central outcome measure. Employers should ensure that DEI efforts incorporate equitable benefits design, and objectively assess benefit design impact on healthcare utilization and cost. Additionally, employers must appreciate the workplace as a significant determinant of health—for lower income workers, in particular—with review of policies and practices to mitigate any discriminatory negative health or well-being impact. Further, race and ethnicity data should be incorporated in health benefits data analysis to understand more clearly the differential outcomes of health management offerings on these different sub-populations. Finally, social needs data should be incorporated into strategic benefits planning to better understand gaps and opportunities to foster greater benefits equity. The provided recommendations can support employer goals of achieving greater equity and value in workforce health, measurably contributing to business success.

scholarly journals Tianxia120: A Multimodal Medical Data Collection Bioinformatic System for Proactive Health Management in Internet of Medical Things

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Zihan Jiao ◽  
Yindong Xiao ◽  
Yanmei Jin ◽  
Xinyu Chen ◽  
Xiwei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Health Management ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Passive Mode ◽  
Electronic Prescription ◽  
One Step ◽  
Internet Of Medical Things ◽  
Medical Health ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
Medical Disciplines ◽  
Medical Data Collection

A digital medical health system named Tianxia120 that can provide patients and hospitals with “one-step service” is proposed in this paper. Evolving from the techniques of Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), medical dig data, and medical Artificial Intelligence, the system can systematically promote the change of service status between doctors and patients from “passive mode” to “proactive mode” and realize online service that is similar to offline medical treatment scenarios. The system consists of a patient terminal and a doctor terminal. They can perform online inquiry (through graphic, voice, telephone, video, etc.), electronic prescription, multiparameter self-diagnosis, cold chain logistics, medicine distribution, etc. The system can provide rich medical health information, medical tools browsing, and health care big data aggregation processing functions. Compared with the traditional medical system, this system has the characteristics of full function, rich data, and high security. It is expected to be applied to hospital applications and medical research to promote the construction and innovation of clinical medical disciplines.

scholarly journals Aquaculture Production of the Brown Seaweeds Laminaria digitata and Macrocystis pyrifera: Applications in Food and Pharmaceuticals

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Diane Purcell-Meyerink ◽  
Michael A. Packer ◽  
Thomas T. Wheeler ◽  
Maria Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Macrocystis Pyrifera ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Laminaria Digitata ◽  
Brown Seaweeds ◽  
Commercial Potential ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Use

Seaweeds have a long history of use as food, as flavouring agents, and find use in traditional folk medicine. Seaweed products range from food, feed, and dietary supplements to pharmaceuticals, and from bioenergy intermediates to materials. At present, 98% of the seaweed required by the seaweed industry is provided by five genera and only ten species. The two brown kelp seaweeds Laminaria digitata, a native Irish species, and Macrocystis pyrifera, a native New Zealand species, are not included in these eleven species, although they have been used as dietary supplements and as animal and fish feed. The properties associated with the polysaccharides and proteins from these two species have resulted in increased interest in them, enabling their use as functional foods. Improvements and optimisations in aquaculture methods and bioproduct extractions are essential to realise the commercial potential of these seaweeds. Recent advances in optimising these processes are outlined in this review, as well as potential future applications of L. digitata and, to a greater extent, M. pyrifera which, to date, has been predominately only wild-harvested. These include bio-refinery processing to produce ingredients for nutricosmetics, functional foods, cosmeceuticals, and bioplastics. Areas that currently limit the commercial potential of these two species are highlighted.

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