pharmafood

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English

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Etymology

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From pharma- +‎ food.

Noun

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pharmafood (plural pharmafoods)

  1. A food supposed to have health benefits; a nutraceutical.
    • 1995, Rita Greer, The Book of Vitamins and Healthfood Supplements:
      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.
    • 1996, Linda Page, Boosting Immunity with Power Plants[1], page 20:
      Science seems to discover another new "pharmafood or neutraceutical" almost daily.
    • 2009, Jack Goldberg, The Four Corners Diet: The Healthy Low-Carb Way of Eating for a Lifetime[2]:
      Get creative and build a pharmafood salad by using healthier greens, like romaine lettuce or spinach.