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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-07
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[01] Nutraceuticals: Harnessing plant power for a new generation of
superfoods
[01] Nutraceuticals: Harnessing plant power for a new generation of
superfoods
Greek scientists are one step away from developing a new generation
of health-enhancing 'superfoods' enriched with bioactive substances
extracted from the aromatic plants that grow in Greece and act as
nature's dispensary.
Talking to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Friday, pathologist
Stergios Tzimikas outlined his vision to eventually use the extracts of
aromatic plants produced by his small business in order to develop healing
foods - or nutraceuticals - that have the same appearance as ordinary
foods, can be consumed as part of the diet, but support the normal
functioning of the human body and reduce the risk of chronic ailments.
Tzimikas noted that there are many bioactive substances in nature,
especially in aromatic plants, that are beneficial to human health and
have been proved to reduce morbidity for a series of ailments, from
cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer's and various forms of cancer.
In work carried out by the Thessaloniki University School of Pharmacy
in collaboration with Ioannina University Medical School, Tzimikas said,
"we succeeded in isolating some of the bioactive substances that are in
common aromatic plants and are now investigating how we can introduce
these into foods. I believe we are very close and we will succeed."
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