pharmafood

English

Etymology

From pharma- +‎ food.

Noun

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.