Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Define Functional Foods

Define a Nutraceutical

What are functional foods targeted at and give some common targets so far

Give examples of common functional foods and there health benefit

What health benefit can consuming Quaker Oats have and how does it achieve this?

What health benefit can Flora exert and how does it achieve this?

What health benefit is associated with Benecol and how does it achieve this?

What is Olean?

What is Olestra, what is its health benefit and how does it achieve this?

Olestra has been approved in the US. Name some products which Olestra may be found in

List a disadvantage of Olestra and state how it gets around this problem

What side effect is common with Olestra?

Name a common Nutraceutical and list common food sources in which it can be found

What are polyphenols?

Name some common polyphenols and note what they have in common in terms of their chemical structure

What are flavanoids? and what do they have in common with each other?

Give an example of different flavanoids and state common foods they can be found in

Resveratrol is a polyphenol with what structure? and what particular characteristic?

What food sources can resveratrol be found in?

Discuss what is meant by the French Paradox

Resveratrol is known as a nutraceutical due to its drug-like effects. List the actions that resveratrol has on the body

Explain the effects that resveratrol has on gene expression