Food supplements
Suplementos Alimentares
Course code:9554220
Ana Isabel Henriques Dias Fernandes Pinto
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
Addressing the scientific, technological and regulatory aspects impacting the quality and effectiveness of food supplements, and public health. It is intended that this is a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to various areas of knowledge important to this issue, which lies at the interface between medicines and food, and whose importance is growing.
It is intended that students know the main bioactive substances in food supplements and its action on the body, and to promote the safe use of various supplements available, adapting their use to each particular person and situation.
At the end of this course students should be able to recognize the advantages and limitations of the use of food supplements in the prevention of disease and promotion of health and beauty, applying the most recent scientific and technological knowledge.
Syllabus:
Lectures:
- INTRODUCTION
Scientific, technical and social (national and international) framework of the curricular unit in the Nutrition Sciences course.
The link between nutrition and health.
Terminology and legal boundaries between food supplements/nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and functional foods. - RAW MATERIALS
Natural products: production, extraction, selection and identification of raw materials.
Analytical methods of characterization, standardization and quality control.
Efficacy evaluation. - PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
Assessment of benefits and risks of food supplements use and related problems, including adverse reactions to drugs.
Health claims and design of clinical trials of food supplements.
Patient and/or consumer information and counseling. - MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Dosage forms used in the delivery of bioactive substances, their advantages and disadvantages.
Impact of formulation and manufacturing process variables on the quality, stability, and bioavailability of food supplements.
Good Manufacturing Practices and quality control methods. - LEGISLATION AND REGULATION
Legislative framework for the design, production, distribution and marketing of food supplements.
Suggested Bibliography:
- Lockwood B (2007) Nutraceuticals, A guide for healthcare professionals, 2nd ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London. ISBN - 9780853696599
- Somdat M & Pathak YV (2014) Nutraceuticals and Health: Review of Human Evidence, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA ISBN - 9781466517226
- Pathak YV (2009) Handbook of Nutraceuticals Volume I: Ingredients, Formulations, and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. ISBN - 9781420082210
- Mason P (2011) Dietary Supplements, 4th ed., Pharmaceutical Press, London. ISBN - 9780853698838
- Brahmachari G (2013) Chemistry and Pharmacology of Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds, CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. ISBN - 9781439891674
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