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HEALTH FOODS [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Regulations and Standards (Food)
DEF

Any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health.

OBS

This is essentially a marketing term, the meaning of which has never been clear. There is no legal basis and no evident objective justification for the term, which implies a superiority over foods not so described. So-called health foods fall into four main categories. [Internet Food Science].

OBS

Usually plural. Often includes both natural and organic foods.

Key term(s)
  • health foods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
DEF

Aliment qui, dans le cadre d'un régime équilibré, soit améliore certaines fonctions de l'organisme, soit réduit le risque de certaines maladies.

Key term(s)
  • aliments de santé
  • aliments santé

Spanish

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