Medical nutrition has undergone a quiet but significant transformation in recent years. This has largely been driven by the expanding influence of nutraceuticals — bioactive compounds found in foods or supplements that offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition.
Once a fringe area straddling the boundaries of food science and medicine, nutraceuticals now play an increasingly central role in conversations about disease prevention, metabolic health and personalised dietary interventions.
From a nutraceutical perspective, the current state of medical nutrition is defined by three major shifts: the integration of evidence-based functional ingredients, the rise of precision nutrition and a growing emphasis on long-term metabolic resilience rather than short-term symptom management.
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