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Fortunately, our Better Homes & Gardens collection at Walmart has the functional food containers around.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
Case in point are Ryan Seaman and Brian Murphy, co-founders of functional food company Living Prana.
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John Hall, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Basically, functional foods are those that offer health benefits beyond their nutritional value.
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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.
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Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
According to Glanbia Nutritionals, 20% of consumers purchase functional foods or beverages specifically to boost heart health.
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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.
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Janet Colson, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2023
They can be added into functional foods, beverages, bars, snacks, gels, and chewing gum.
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Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Rosin-Pritchard created functional foods for energy, memory, and anti-inflammatory response.
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Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 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 7 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
functional food
nounMore from Merriam-Webster on functional food
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