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Editorial
. 2017 Sep 5;6(9):74.
doi: 10.3390/foods6090074.

To Nutraceuticals and Back: Rethinking a Concept

Antonello Santini  1 , Ettore Novellino  2
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Editorial

To Nutraceuticals and Back: Rethinking a Concept

Antonello Santini et al. Foods. .

Abstract

The concept of nutraceuticals as pharma-foods comes fromfar. This termismade fromthe two words "nutrient" and "pharmaceutical", was coined by Stephen DeFelice, and is defined as "a food or part of a food that provide medical or health benefits, including the prevention and/or treatment of a disease" [...].

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Food supplements and nutraceuticals.
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