Open AccessDietary Supplements – Essentials for your Heart
Author(s) -
Walter Jucker
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2007.11
Subject(s) - nutraceutical , cardiovascular health , health benefits , medicine , disease , presentation (obstetrics) , dietary supplement , action (physics) , business , environmental health , food science , traditional medicine , biology , surgery , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
Today, consumers are actively seeking products that contain health-promoting ingredients, such as nutraceuticals, to improve their health and well-being. The trend of consumers choosing to impact their cardiac health through a dietary approach has been a key growth driver. In this presentation, cardiovascular disease risk factors and a brief overview of the mode of action of dietary supplements that act as essentials for cardiac health are given. With fortified food, different risk factors for cardiovascular disease can be managed. Production strategies for dietary supplements are discussed briefly.