Functional foods, neutraceuticals, designer foods: Innocent fad or counterproductive marketing ploy?

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 353-355

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Designer foods; Functional foods; Marketing; Neutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NOMENCLATURE; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

ADVERTISING; DIET; DIET FADS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITY CONTROL; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0035430894     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280100327     Document Type: Article

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