Nutraceuticals: Let Food Be the Medicine

The concept of nutraceuticals is not entirely new, although it has evolved considerably over the years. Addition of iodine to the salt, in the early 1900s, to prevent goitre represents one of the first attempts at creating nutraceuticals. The nutraceutical revolution began in the early 1980s, a continuous stream of published clinical studies followed, defining the potential benefits of a growing range of products on a rapidly expanding array of specific disease processes. Even several centuries ago; greek physician Hippocrates, also known as father of Medicine said that “Let Food be Your Medicine”