Nutrition Information

Functional Foods Are Becoming More Popular...


Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in Medicine" defined "Nutraceutical", as a food, dietary suppplement, or medical food that has a medical or health benefit, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Today, it is hard to separate the definition of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods. In 2002, the Nutraceutical or Functional Food industry had evolved into a lucrative 20.2 billion dollar a year market, and is here to stay.

According to a Business Communications Co, Inc. report, "Functional/Nutraceutical/Wellness Foods and Beverages" (RGA-109R), the Nutraceutical or Functional Food industry could almost double in value by 2007 with sales estimated to be more than 37.7 billion dollars. The reason for this growth:

Increased interest in maintaining better health.
Increased information available regarding the link between diet and health.
Lack of health insurance or limited funds for consumers to spend on health care and prescription medication.
Recent changes in food laws that affect label and product claims.
A growing number of people who are aging and interested in a more healthy lifestyle.

Current health issues also influence the market, consumers are interested in weight loss and weight management, heart disease, bone density, cancer, diabetes, ect., how to prevent or recover from these diseases and lead more nutritious lives.

D.S. Epperson is the top formulator for Home Blend Gourmet / South Pacific Health, a leader in the functional food industry in the U.S.. With 20 years of experience in Nutritional Biochemistry, she has written reference books on botanicals and manufacturing of medicines from botanicals, and published articles on health, fitness and foods. She has formulated over 240 formulas and inventions for health, the environment and agricultural uses, and continues to research and study microbial advantages in nutraceuticals and functional foods. For more information or to view the articles that she has written: http://www.sugarblend.com


MORE RESOURCES:

NutritionData.com Introduces 'My ND,' A One-Stop Nutrition Destination
MarketWatch - 13 hours ago
NEW YORK, Aug 28, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NutritionData.com has created "My ND," a new feature that allows users to manage their own nutrition by ...


Senior Nutrition Program spaghetti fundraiser
Willows Journal,  United States - 2 hours ago
Is set for October 4 from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm at the Senior Nutrition Center, 19 Walker St in Orland. Tickets are $7 for adult and $4 for children under 12. ...


Nutrition Center ready for move to new site
Hannibal.net, MO - 58 minutes ago
Hannibal Nutrition Center cook Peggy Scholes serves a meal Thursday to Barbara Miller and other diners. The center is moving next Tuesday from Sixth and ...


Canada.com

A search for nutrition on the midway
Canada.com, Canada - 10 hours ago
But the registered dietitian and nutritional consultant for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Health Check food information program can hardly help ...


Pacific Life Launches Meal Nutrition Calculator
MarketWatch - Aug 27, 2008
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug 27, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Almost every food item you buy at the grocery store has a nutritional facts label. ...


Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Brings Importance of Nutrition to ...
MarketWatch - Aug 27, 2008
In recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Nestle HealthCare Nutrition is raising awareness surrounding the importance of nutrition prior to-and ...


Diabetes and Nutrition Go Hand-In-Hand
Corsavoo.com, France - 1 hour ago
A diabetes and nutrition program is designed to show you the proper foods to eat and then help you regulate the amount of food you eat in order to keep your ...


Capitol hires more nutrition workers
Sun.Star, Philippines - 12 hours ago
THE Provincial Government is expected to hire an additional 100 barangay nutrition worker volunteers throughout Negros Oriental in line with pursuing the ...


Nutrition Bars
WSOCtv.com, NC - 9 hours ago
Nutrition bars are foods sold to fill specific dietary needs. They tend to be larger than standard snack bars or granola bars and contain a wider variety of ...


GPSS seeks reimbursements for Child Nutrition Program
KUAM.com, GU - 4 hours ago
The Guam Public School System is hoping for the feds to increase reimbursements for the Child Nutrition Program. Federal Programs Administrator Ike Santos ...

Nutrition - Google News

home | site map
© 2006