Recent Advances in Nutraceutical and Functional Food

Abstract

Food is just fortified into nutraceuticals and functional food. Nutraceuticals or bioceutical is a pharmaceutical
alternative which claims nutritional sources. Functional foods are modified food which improve health by
providing benefits beyond those provided by traditional nutrients. Eating habits and trends in food production
and consumption have healthy environmental and social impacts.Blood pressure effects from different
nutraceutical products have been studied with the specific food rich in minerals, lipids, whole protein and
amino acid. Nutraceuticals range from isolated nutrients, specific diets to genetically engineered designer
food herbal products and processed food such as cereals, soup and beverages. Recent experiment has shown
that it may also inhibit plaque formation by bacteria in the mouth by the basic mechanism of inhibiting
biofilm formation. Plaque is the primary cause of gingivitis.When there is an increased plaque accumulation,
there is also an elevation of microbial count in the saliva and biofilm. The plaque deposition around the
gingival margin constituting bacteria that are anaerobic and aerobic is capable of initiating periodontal
disease and destruction. Fruits and vegetables contain thousands of biologically active phytochemicals some
of which likely interact in a number of ways to prevent disease and promote health. Rapid changes in diet
and lifestyle may enhance the expression of the harmful genes, which manifests in a sequence. There is an
emergence of chronic disease in developing countries. Both pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals compounds
might be used to cure or prevent diseases. Therapeutic injections like lipotropic injection are also shown
to improve the result of diet and exercise.Compounds not suspected of having any antibacterial properties
such as pesticide were shown to increase the minimum inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics against a
strain of staphylococcus aureus both alone and in conjunction with antibiotics where Carbapenem are often
considered to have a broad spectrum of activity .