Abstract

ROJAS JIMENEZ, Sara et al. NUTRACEUTICAL CONSUMPTION, AN ALTERNATIVE IN THE PREVENTION OF NON TRANSMISSIBLE CHRONIC DISEASES. Biosalud [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.2, pp.91-103. ISSN 1657-9550.  https://doi.org/10.17151/biosa.2015.14.2.9.

The knowledge of the physiopathology of most of chronic non transmissible diseases has made diet, healthy lifestyles, and self-care become part of the strategies for their prevention because the traditional pharmacologic therapy can bring unwanted side effects, so new less harmful, safer and equally effective alternatives are preferred. Based on the above, different strategies are used to publicize the beneficial effects nutraceuticals can have on the health of their consumers, their physiological functions and disease treatment; but without a doubt, the progressive increase in consumption of these supplements has raised unresolved questions in the community and the medical professionals about the actual composition, and the physiological and adverse effects these products can have for the general population.

Keywords : nutrition; functional food; diet; feeding habits.

        · abstract in Spanish     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )