Abstract
Nutraceutics first emerged as a scientific branch of medicine in 1989 owing to the
work of physician Stephen L. DeFelice (born 1936), who described a nutraceutical
as a “food or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, including the
prevention and/or treatment of a disease” [1]. Today more refined definitions are
available such as that provided by Health Canada: “a product prepared from foods,
but sold in the form of pills, or powder (potions) or in other medicinal forms, not
usually associated with foods” [1].
work of physician Stephen L. DeFelice (born 1936), who described a nutraceutical
as a “food or part of a food that provides medical or health benefits, including the
prevention and/or treatment of a disease” [1]. Today more refined definitions are
available such as that provided by Health Canada: “a product prepared from foods,
but sold in the form of pills, or powder (potions) or in other medicinal forms, not
usually associated with foods” [1].
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Nutraceuticals and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Evidenced-based Approach for Clinical Practice |
| Editors | Arrigo Cicero, Manfredi Rizzo |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Humana Press |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 23-26 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-62632-7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-62631-0 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Contemporary Cardiology |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Springer |
| ISSN (Print) | 2196-8969 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2196-8977 |
Keywords
- nutraceuticals
- cardiovascular disease
- medical conditions
- dyslipidemia
- hypertension
- insulin resistance
- heart failure
- evidence-based approach
- clinical practice
- use of nutraceuticals in cardiology
