A New Article About Medical Foods In Forbes Magazine!

If you've ever found yourself confused by just exactly what a medical food is and how it differs from a supplement or pharmaceutical drug, this article is a must read.

This article extensively discusses research from Santa Barbara Nutrients and the use of KetoCitra® for polycystic kidney disease.

From the article:

"...a medical food is more similar to—but not the same as—medications that are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, though, a medical food must be entirely comprised of regular food ingredients, you know the stuff that you might normally eat for meals, snacks, dates or Groundhog’s Day celebrations.

This could make medical foods an attractive option for those worried about what synthesized stuff may be in a given pharmaceutical medication and the resulting side effects. As Thomas Weimbs, PhD, a Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Chief Scientific Officer for Santa Barbara Nutrients, explained, “Medical foods consist of substances ‘generally recognized as safe’ or GRAS by the United States Food and Drug Administration.” So, what’s designated a medical foods should not have to go through as extensive regulatory processes as drugs do."

Please take a moment to check out this wonderful and informative article!

Read full article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2024/02/18/food-as-medicine-here-are-opportunities-obstacles-for-this-new-trend/?sh=569fe8166321