Super Foods

Super Foods, power foods, do these titles catch your attention? For those of us seeking to improve our health, the notion of a super food can be appealing. We may imagine a powerful food with special abilities like promoting weight loss or healing disease. There’s no scientifically based or regulated definition for super food, but generally, a food is promoted to super food status when it offers high levels of desirable nutrients, is linked to the prevention of a disease, or is believed to offer several simultaneous health benefits beyond its nutritional value. Its inclusion in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary confirms its widespread use, which defines a super food as “a food (such as salmon, broccoli, blueberries, and many herbs) that are rich in compounds (such as antioxidants, fiber, or fatty acids) considered beneficial to a person’s health.”