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At scientific conferences and meetings where the issue is functional foods plus interest from the food industry, which gets very solid starting point for the design and development of this new product.

The interest of the health beneficial role it can play functional food consumption of scientific studies that confirm the existence of a strong relationship between food consumed and population health status, prevention and treatment of specific diseases.

Functional foods

Milk with Omega 3 is an example of functional food, which can be defined as that which changed product has been added or removed one or more ingredients or has modified its chemical structure or the bioavailability of nutrients or a combination of these factors, with the peculiarity that one of its components, whether or not nutrient, affect target functions in the body, a specific and promotes positive physiological or psychological effect beyond its traditional nutritional value.

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Drinking enough water is perhaps the most important thing you can do for your heart. You can also choose healthy foods to support the health of your heart. Here are some suggestions:

Green Tea

Green tea contains many powerful antioxidants that reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol, improves cholesterol profile of an individual. Drinking green tea also appears to improve cardiovascular health by improving the consistency of blood platelets and may even lower blood pressure.

Garlic

Only one tooth in one day – or 300 mg three times a day – reduces the risk of a heart attack, at least in three ways: prevents the red blood cells from sticking together. Prevents blockage of arteries by cholesterol and reduce arterial damage. Read the rest of this entry »