Functional Foods Weekly Launched

PRLog (Press Release) - Apr 03, 2009 -
Functional foods refer to foods and ingredients that provide additional health benefits over and above the nutritional value of the food. Health benefits of foods may be attributed to inherently present high levels of bioactive components (e.g. antioxidants in fruits and berries) or due to specifically added bioactive ingredients (e.g. omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics and phytosterols). Global market for functional foods is estimated to be over US$ 300 billion and rising 3-4 times faster than the conventional foods. As the incidences of chronic, lifestyle-related diseases  (e.g. obesity, diabetes, CVD, cancer) increase so is the need for prevention and health care. The need for food to provide health benefits is now well recognised, as the food is the main vehicle that consumers would prefer as a diet due to its familiarity, taste, texture and flavour attributes. Consumers are being educated about the benefits that functional foods can offer. At the same time, scientifically validated bioactive ingredients are being released and regulations around are world are being revamped to accommodate these changes.

“Functional Foods Weekly” (http://www.functionalfoods.com.au). is compiled from commercial and scientific analysis of over 500 resources each week. This includes company media releases, newspapers, magazines, research journals, patent sites, RSS feeds etc. The areas covered include: business and market intelligence, consumer trends, innovations, nutritional studies and regulations.  “Functional Foods Weekly” is the only comprehensive weekly publication of this kind in the market.

“Functional Foods Weekly” is delivered electronically 46 times in a year and helps companies stay ahead of the competition in innovation and market intelligence.


For a sample copy and special subscription rates, please contact Dr Ranjan Sharma on +61431972591 or email weekly@functionalfoods.com.au


Media contact:

Dr Ranjan Sharma
OzScientific Pty Ltd
Po Box 8018, Tarneit (Melbourne)
VIC 3029
Australia

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