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1、FUNCTIONALFOODSANDTHEIRHEALTHBENEFITS:ANOVERVIEWNamesofAuthorsHarshalA.Pawar*,NileshM.Khutle1,SuparnaShukla2,ApoorvaUgarkar3,SaumyaVijaykumar4*AddressforCorrespondence:Mr.HarshalAshokPawarLecturer,Dr.L.H.HiranandaniCollegeofPharmacy,Smt.CHMCampus,OppositeRailwaySta
2、tion,Ulhasnagar,Dist.Thane,Pin-421003,Maharashtra(India)1,2,3,4Dr.L.H.HiranandaniCollegeofPharmacy,Smt.CHMCampus,OppositeRailwayStation,Ulhasnagar,Dist.Thane,Pin-421003,Maharashtra(India)TelephoneNo.(0251)2561463FaxNo.(0251)2561341EmailID:hapkmk@rediffmail.comABSTR
3、ACT:Inlastdecades,thereisgrowinginterestinfunctionalfoodswhichprovidehealthbenefitsandarealternativetomodernmedicines.Thescientificresearchinthefieldoffunctionalfoodshasdemonstratedthatnutritionplaysavitalroleinthepreventionofchronicdiseasesasmostofthemcanberelated
4、todiet.Nutrients,herbalsanddietarysupplementsaremajorconstituentsoffunctionalfoodswhichmaketheminstrumentalinmaintaininghealth,actsagainstvariousdiseasesandthuspromotequalityoflife.Variousproductsareclaimednotonlytoreducetheriskofcancerandheartdiseasebutalsotopreve
5、ntortreathypertension,highcholesterol,excessiveweight,osteoporosis,diabetes,arthritis,cataracts,digestiveupsetsandconstipationandnottomentionheadache.Functionalfoodsaremarketedinvariousformssuchastea,bread,jam,jellies,biscuits,chocolatebars,cornflakes,icecreams;hea
6、lthdrinksetc.Functionalfoodsconstitutearapidlygrowingfocusforresearch,productdevelopmentandconsumerinterestaswellasregulatoryeffortsinrecentyears.Thepresentarticleemphasizesonthegeneralconcept,designanddevelopment,healthbenefitsandmarketreviewoffunctionalfoods.KEYW
7、ORDS:Neutracuticals,Functionalfood,Healthbenefits,Nutrients,BotanicalnameINTRODUCTION:Nowadaysconsumersareverymuchfrustratedwiththeexpensive,hightech,diseasetreatmentapproachpredominantinmodernmedicine;theyarelookingforcomplementaryoralternativebeneficialproductand
8、theredtapeofmanagedcaremakesfunctionalfoodsappealing.Functionalfoodscanbeconsideredtobethosewhole,fortified,enrichedorenhancedfoodsthatprovidehea
