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Importance of Nutraceuticals In Maintaining Healthy Body

As lifestyle changes food habits also change and result, today's world has been accustomed to the consumption of junk foods which is impacting human health negatively. The concept of a healthy diet has disappeared from our fast-moving life. This improper nutrition leads to a number of severe diseases.

Classification of nutraceuticals:

Traditional nutraceuticals are processed from nature directly without any much change in their original form. And some are refined through different laboratory processes to meet the end requirement. The food products used as nutraceuticals can be categorized as dietary fibre, prebiotics, probiotics, polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants and other different types of herbal/ natural foods.

Role of nutraceuticals in various diseases:

In recent times, nutraceuticals have drawn significant interest due to their potential nutritional, safety and therapeutic effects. It used to improve body function, prevent chronic diseases, increase life span and many more. The major health benefits of nutraceuticals are it helps in preventing some of the severe health problems of the century such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, cholesterol etc.

Are nutraceutical good or bad?

To prevent such a situation, there is a thriving interest in the role of nutraceuticals in human health. A nutraceutical is a food or food component that provides various health benefits. Mechanism of action of nutraceuticals maintains the normal physiological function that keeps us healthy.

That's not all:

The nutraceutical market is expanding swiftly. It is providing extra nutritional benefits and organoleptic value to end-users. Nutraceutical products are going to be a hot area in the future. Zeon Biotech is the leading manufacturer of nutraceutical products in India. Being the largest research-oriented contract manufacturer, we supply world-class products with superior quality.