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What is health food?
Health food is a food that claims and has specific health care functions or is intended to supplement vitamins and minerals. That is, it is suitable for food that is consumed by specific groups of people, has the function of regulating the body, does not aim at treating diseases, and does not cause any acute, subacute or chronic harm to the human body.
health food logo is commonly known as " blue hat ". Only health foods that have passed the national review and approval can obtain the logo. The approval number of the product is indicated below the logo, and the approval department is marked, and one product corresponds to one approval number. The registration information of health food products can be checked on the website of the State Administration for Market Regulation.
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Characteristics of health food:
First, it has food attributes and is a special type of food.
The second is safety. Long-term consumption within the prescribed intake range will not cause any acute, subacute or chronic harm to the human body.
Third, it is functional, has a certain regulatory effect on specific populations, cannot treat diseases, and cannot replace drugs.
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The main difference between health food and medicine
Health food:
Health food is used to regulate body functions, improve the human body's ability to resist diseases, improve sub-health status, and reduce the risk of disease occurrence. Do not aim at preventing and treating diseases;
1 health foods should be consumed according to the prescribed amount and cannot bring any acute, subacute and chronic hazards to the human body
1 health foods are only used orally;
toxic and harmful substances shall not be used as raw materials for health foods.
Drugs:
Drugs refer to substances used to prevent, treat, and diagnose human diseases, purposefully regulate human physiological functions, and specify indications or functions, main indications, usage and dosage;
Drugs can have toxic side effects
1 Drugs can be injected, applied, etc.
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What are the illegal propaganda traps?
1. "Raw cure", "drug to cure the disease", "ineffective refund", "non-toxic side effects", "authoritative proof", "scientific or research discoveries", "experimental or data proof" are purely fiction and unreliable.
2. "Interviews", "Lectures", "Interviews", "Symposiums", "Experts" and "Professors" for informal occasions are all scams, and the real purpose is to promote products.
3. "Give away medicine", "Free trial", "Distribute small gifts", "Rull draw" seems like free products, but it ended up costing a lot of money.
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Health food consumption tips
1. Health food is a food, not a drug, has no therapeutic effect, and cannot replace drugs to treat diseases.
2. Health foods do not contain comprehensive nutrients and cannot replace daily diet. You must adhere to a normal diet.
3. When purchasing health foods, you must go to regular shopping malls, supermarkets, pharmacies and other business units to buy them, and be cautious about products sold through conference marketing , telephone ordering, online direct sales, etc.
4. When purchasing health food, you must recognize and identify the health food logo and health food approval number on the product packaging, and select scientifically based on their functions and suitable groups and eat them according to the requirements of the label and instructions.
5. You should ask for purchase certificates or notes to purchase and keep them properly in case of consumer disputes.
Source: First Procuratorate
