Functional foods and ingredients

A food can be considered functional if it has beneficial effects on health or chronic diseases. Functional foods and ingredients can be classified in two ways:

Whether it is of plant or animal origin

If it brings benefits to the body in its five body systems:

Cardiovascular

Gastrointestinal

Metabolism, growth, development and cell differentiation.

Behavior of physiological functions

Antioxidants.

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