Download Functional Foods PPT - Dublin City Schools

According to wikipedia.com, a functional food is
any healthy food claimed to have a healthpromoting or disease-preventing property
beyond the basic function of supplying
nutrients.
What makes a food
“functional” is it’s
potential ability to
positively affect
one’s health.
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Oats
Reduces cholesterol
Soy
Reduces cholesterol,
certain cancers,heart
disease
Eggs with Omega-3
fatty acids
Broccolli and other
cruciferous vegetables
Reduces heart disease
High in antioxidants
 Those
such as “supports the
immune system” or promotes
regularity”. These claims describe
effects on normal functioning of
the body. They do not claim that
the food can prevent, treat,
diagnose or cure a disease.
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Do not require preapproval by the FDA (Food
and Drug Administration).
 ~They cannot be false and
misleading.
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Typically called “Health Claims”
 ~ Do require approval by the FDA
(Food and Drug Administration)
before they can be used on a
product.
 ~ Must reflect scientific
consensus.
Fruits/vegetables– reduced risk of
cancer
 Saturated fat- increased risk of heart
disease
 Sodium- increased hypertension
 Folic acid- reduced risk of neural tube
defects
 Soy- reduced heart disease
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