Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition’

Nutriceutical

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

The term nutraceutical is derived from “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical” and was coined by Dr. Stephen DeFelice in 1989. Dr. DeFelice is the chairman of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (Foundation for Innovation in Medicine, FIM) in Cranfor, New Jersey, United States.

Dr. DeFelice defined nutraceutical as “a food or part of a food that provides medical benefits or health, including prevention and / or treatment of disease.”

This concept had been used by humans since the Paleolithic by Hippocrates in the year 400 BC “Let food be your medicine and medicine your food”

Over the past 20 years have witnessed a growing interest of society for a healthy diet based on the well-being and healthy living. (more…)

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Absorption and Biosynthesis of Cholesterolhttp://en.nutrifarmasalud.com/wp-admin/edit.php

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Cholesterol fulfills three important functions in the body:

It is an indispensable component of all cell membranes of animals. These are wrappers that are essential to protect the cell from its external environment (extracellular) and therefore helps keep the internal environment of the cell (intracellular).

It is a precursor of steroid hormones synthesized in the ovaries, testes and adrenal glands. Steroid hormones regulate essential processes in the body, such as growth and development of sexual characteristics.

It is a precursor of bile acids, which are important in digestion and absorption of fats. (more…)

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