Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Medicinal foods

Joint meet on 4^th International Conference on Nutrition, Food Science Technology & 4^th World Congress on Food and Nutrition

March 22, 2021 | Webinar

Ifsha azhar Qureshi

Nutritionist, Mumbai, India

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nutr Food Sci

Abstract :

Phytonutrients- defination Phytonutrients are chemical compounds, often secondary metabolites abundantly present in nature notably in fruits and vegetables. More than 30000 phytochemicals have been identified and about 5-10000 are present in the foods that are commonly included in the human diet. Evidence base health benefits of phytochemicals in • Coronary Heart disease • Type 2 Diabetes • Cancer • Gut Health • Ageing • Obesity Ways to incorporate phytonutrients in the diet: dietary supplement/nutraceuticals – defination a product taken by mouth that is intended to supplement the diet, which bears or contains 1 or more of the following dietary ingredients- a vitamin, a mineral, a herb or other botanical, an amino acid , a dietary substance for use by man, to supplement the diet by increasing the total daily intake or a concentrate metabolite constituent, extract or combinations of these ingredients.

Biography :

Ifsha azhar Qureshi has completed her M.Sc and commenced PhD at the age of 31years from Punjab Agricultural University in india.