pharmafood

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noun

A food supposed to have health benefits; a nutraceutical.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounpharmafood (plural pharmafoods)

plural pharmafoods

  1. A food supposed to have health benefits; a nutraceutical.

    Science seems to discover another new "pharmafood or neutraceutical" almost daily.

    1996, Linda Page, Boosting Immunity with Power Plants, page 20
    2 more examples

    The problem is that the area is grey so far as the authorities are concerned and it is difficult to know where to draw the line between a nutriceutical or pharmafood and a medicinal drug substance.

    1995, Rita Greer, The Book of Vitamins and Healthfood Supplements

    Get creative and build a pharmafood salad by using healthier greens, like romaine lettuce or spinach.

    2009, Jack Goldberg, The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime

Origin

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