Functional Food, Nutraceuticals, and Human Health

Abstract ....................................................................................................147 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................148 7.2 Classification of Functional Foods ...............................................149 7.3 Emergence of Functional Food and Medicinal Nutrients .............151 7.4 Influence of Diet on Disease .........................................................151 7.5 Global Nutraceuticals and Functional Food Industry ...................152 7.6 Reasons for Growing Interest in Functional Foods ......................152 7.7 Consumer Interest in Functional Food ..........................................153 7.8 Industry Interest in Functional Foods ...........................................153 7.9 Impact of Functional Foods on Market .........................................153 7.10 Micronutrients and Macronutrients ...............................................155