Nutraceuticals for
Prenatal, Maternal
and Offspring’s
Nutritional Health

Nutraceuticals are important products based on natural bioactive compounds that cross the frontier between drugs and food. The definition
of a nutraceutical is “a food or part of a food that provides benefits for
health in addition to its nutritional content.” Nutraceuticals may be used
to improve health, delay the aging process, prevent chronic diseases,
increase life expectancy, or support the structure and function of the
body