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Nutrition and Functional Foods: Current Trends and Issues
Abstract
This chapter explains the overview of nutrition and health; food industry and food science; the current issues of functional foods; and the awareness and perception of functional foods. Nutrition is the accumulation of edible material essential for many organisms to stay alive. Effective nutrition ensures that both diseases and problems can be prevented with a healthy diet. Regarding health behaviors, health-conscious consumers explore various functional foods and manage their own health toward well-being. In addition to nutritional value, functional foods have special benefits in terms of the reduction of chronic diseases and the improvement of immune system. The chapter argues that considering both nutrition and functional foods is the lifestyle behavior on health, and has the potential to reduce the risk of various diseases.
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