Defining ‘nutraceuticals’: neither nutritious nor pharmaceutical

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 8-19

  Aronson, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

designer foods; dietary regimens; dietary supplements; fortified foods; functional foods; nutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NUTRACEUTICAL; DRUG;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FORTIFIED FOOD; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HEALTH FOOD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; ORGANIC FOOD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD, ORGANIC; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84964575970     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12935     Document Type: Review

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