Functional
juice
Functional diet approach
BioFonction: moving
toward a healthy lifestyle.
BioFonction is an organic fruit juice concentrate designed to meet the needs of people who want to get the maximum benefit from organic fruit. The concentrate can be incorporated into a healthy diet and taken by the tablespoon as a preventive syrup or diluted in water to drink as a juice.
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables helps reduce the risk of certain kinds of cancer.
100% natural
weapon.
The idea of “functional food” implies added
value. A functional food contains one or more components
that positively influence bodily functions to play a
beneficial role in general health and reduce the risk
of certain diseases.
The functional food approach is based on the various
ways that nutrients and other specific food components
positively influence our bodily functions. For example:
Grapes help defend the body against the effects of
oxidizing agents
Plums exert a laxative effect on the intestinal tract
Cranberries prevent urinary infections
Functional foods have long been a part of the Japanese
diet for preventive reasons. These foods are just beginning
to be introduced to the Western diet and many experts
believe they have an important role to play at each
stage of our lives. Some of these foods may even reduce
the risk of osteoporosis among menopausal women and
the risk of cardiovascular disease in older men.
How are health claims regulated?
To avoid ungrounded claims, the FAO/WHO United Nations
Codex Alimentarius, the European Council and other
official national authorities are working to establish
regulations for a code of good conduct that will authorize
only “factual and verifiable” claims. Canada
has taken up the cause and is currently trying to establish
a conceptual framework to regulate claims related to
functional foods and their effects on health.
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