- According to the FDA, a medical food is defined as “a food which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician and which is intended for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition for which distinctive nutritional requirements, based on recognized scientific principles, are established by medical evaluation.”
- Medical foods contain specific formulations designed to improve risk factors correlated with certain disease states that have a nutritional association.
- Chronic conditions that can be treated include: osteoporosis; inborn errors of metabolism; mitochondrial disease; gastrointestinal disorders; certain neurological disorders; and psychological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and depression.
- Medical foods are not considered to be drugs or dietary supplements and are not regulated as either one by the FDA. They fall therapeutically between the two categories and don’t require prescriptions.
- All efficacy claims for medical foods are based on recognized scientific principles and sound laboratory and clinical data.
- Medical foods must be comprised of components designated as GRAS (Generally Regarded as Safe).
Cannogen Medical Foods Line focuses on the following conditions:
Osteoporosis/Bone Loss
- Addresses the dietary Chronic Metabolic Acidosis (CMA) that causes bone deterioration
- Composition includes: Essential minerals, alkaline, bicarbonate-generating salts, B Vitamins, Vitamin D, antioxidants
Kidney Disease
- Addresses the dietary Chronic Metabolic Acidosis (CMA) that over long periods of time predisposes the development of acid-induced chronic kidney disease
- Composition includes: Buffering agents, essential minerals, anti-inflammatory ingredients
Hyperuricemia/ Gout
- Addresses the underexcretion of uric acid by the kidney, which enhances renal excretion of uric acid
- Composition includes: Buffering alkaline salts, Quercetin, Curcumin, Trimethylglycine
GERD
- Addresses the pH levels that trigger symptomatology
- Composition includes: Alkalinizing nutrients, acid buffers, Theanine
Kidney Stones
- Addresses the dietary Chronic Metabolic Acidosis (CMA) that predisposes to the development of renal/kidney stones in the urine (uric acid stones, calcium stones, cysteine stones)
- Composition includes: Alkaline minerals, acid buffers, Quercetin, Calcium Hydroxycitrate
Sarcopenia/Muscle Loss
- Addresses the dietary Chronic Metabolic Acidosis (CMA) that leads to the breakdown and loss of muscle tissue
- Composition includes: Nutritional buffering compounds, alkaline salts, essential vitamins, branched-chain amino acids mixture
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD):
- Addresses control of hepatic fatty liver and hepatic inflammation
- Composition includes: Insulin sensitizers that enhance GH signaling, redox active agents, methyl doors, CB2 cannabinoid
