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Case in point are Ryan Seaman and Brian Murphy, co-founders of functional food company Living Prana.
—John Hall, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Basically, functional foods are those that offer health benefits beyond their nutritional value.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The supplement industry is still dominated by tablets and capsules but innovations in nutrition and functional foods will soon disrupt the market.
—Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
According to Glanbia Nutritionals, 20% of consumers purchase functional foods or beverages specifically to boost heart health.
—Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
To correct this problem, Japan became the first country to introduce the concept of functional foods in the 1980s.
—Janet Colson, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023
They can be added into functional foods, beverages, bars, snacks, gels, and chewing gum.
—Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Rosin-Pritchard created functional foods for energy, memory, and anti-inflammatory response.
—Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
So perhaps these functional foods can serve me, and my rectum, even better than those chips could.
—Drew Magary, Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
1988, in the meaning defined above
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“Functional food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functional%20food. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
functional food
nounMore from Merriam-Webster on functional food
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