FNH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Probiotic
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In lesson 1 we discussed the canadian food system, including the trends in food consumption. Today, these consumption patterns are including a new trend in foods that provide health benefits to consumers - in other words, an interest in the linkages between food, nutrition and health. In this lesson we will examine the concepts of functional foods, natural health products and probiotics, as well as their use in today"s food industry. We will also learn about the recent establishment of the directorate of. Natural and non-prescription health products, for those products which are deemed neither food nor drug, and about the ongoing activities related to addressing regulations of health claims for foods. Upon completion of this lesson you will be able to: explain what functional foods, natural health products, probiotics, and natural and non-prescription health products are, based on the.