Nutraceuticals

Nutraceuticals
Nutraceuticals,
 
jeder Nährstoff oder Teil eines Nahrungsmittels, der medizinisch oder für die Gesundheit von Nutzen ist. Zu den Nutraceuticals gehören beispielsweise mehrfach ungesättigte Fettsäuren, Proteine, Ballaststoffe, Aminosäuren, Mineralstoffe und Spurenelemente. Nutraceuticals bewirken u. a. die Regulierung des Zucker-, Cholesterin- oder Triglyceridspiegels im Blut, bieten Schutz vor oxidativen Schäden und mindern das Krebsrisiko.

Universal-Lexikon. 2012.

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