International Journal of Clinical Science and Medical Research

Nutraceuticals are the hybridization of ‘Nutrition’ and ‘Pharmaceutical’. Nutraceuticals are food or a element of food or a nutrient, which gives health profits comprising advancement of health and prevention of diseases. The dietary fibre, probiotics, probiotics, antioxidants, polyunsaturated fatty acids and other types of herbal/natural foods are used as nutraceuticals. Several diseases such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular, Obesity, Cancer, Arthritis etc are treated by these nutraceuticals. Therefore Nutraceuticals performs an essential role in disease prevention.

Nutraceuticals, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Antioxidants, Diabetes.

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