Nutrients can work in surprisingly similar ways as medicines. Pharmacologists from Utrecht University conclude that more knowledge of the similarities between food and medicines could help develop diets to combat diseases.
A Mediterranean diet, high-fiber food, and whole fruits and vegetables are well-known elements of healthy nutrition. But in many cases, it remains unclear what exactly makes them so healthy. Researchers from Utrecht University are aiming to change this. They found a surprisingly large number of nutrients that have the same medical effects as pharmaceutical compounds.
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