Health food 2053494 223803030 2008-07-05T21:57:55Z J.delanoy 2372780 farther (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) The term '''Health food''' has been used in the United States since the 1920s to refer to specific foods claimed to be especially beneficial to [[health]]. In contrast to a [[healthy diet]], proponents of health foods claim that a specific food has good effects on health. Examples of health foods include alfalfa sprouts, [[wheat germ]] and [[yogurt]]. Health foods were often [[fads]]. [[Natural foods]] and [[organic food]] are related concepts. Health foods are sold in [[health food store]]s. [[category:food and drink]] [[category:health]] {{food-stub}}