Scientists call foods that are good for the body ‘functional’. Marketers call them ‘superfoods’. Welcome to the health-giving world of nutraceuticals. Words: Dr Roderick Mulgan  Illustration: Anna Crichton Nutraceuticals. The word — a joining of nutrition and drugs — was coined in 1989 to refer to compounds in food that medicate rather than feed us. … Continue reading What are nutraceuticals? Meet the healthful compounds found in every superfood