I “FARMACI” PER LE PERSONE SANE: MISTIFICAZIONI E REALTÀ

Abstract

The worldwide health, clearly due to the tendency of the increase elderly of the population, shows big drift toward the metabolic and aging diseases with a fast growth. The classical healthcare approach uses the drugs only when the pathology is clear and the disease is manifested, for this reason can be considered “medicine of awaiting”. In this scenario, Nutraceuticals are emerging as the most promising tools for prevention, they have to be taken before the development of the disease, for this reason they can be associate with the definition of “medicine of intervention” because they are substance able prevent or slow down the drifting towards the pathological state of the diseases. The nutraceutical for these reasons can be considered drugs for healthy people because they will be taken before the appearance of the disease. The dissertation will sked light on the positive and negative aspects of the development, commercialization trough specific relevant examples.