国家卫生部管理食品和药品的机构是“国家食品药品监督管理局”(State Food and Drug Adminstration),机构的中文名称里虽然食品和药品之间没有一个“和”字,但英译名称,Food 和 Drug 之间的“and”在那摆着呢。美国相应的机构是U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration,国家虽然不同,但是机构名称无异。
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.
非常简洁,又很好地反映了食品的本质属性。
试着给“食品”下个定义:
食品是能经过消化系统消化以营养机体的物品。
《药品管理法》药品管理法对药品的定义,啰里啰嗦。
对照wiki百科对药品(drug)的定义:
In pharmacology, a drug is "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being."
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function.[3] There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.[4]
In pharmacology, a drug is "a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being."[4] Drugs may be prescribed for a limited duration, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders.[5]
Recreational drugs are chemical substances that affect the central nervous system, such as opioids or hallucinogens.[5] They may be used for perceived beneficial effects on perception, consciousness, personality, and behavior.[5][6] Some drugs can cause addiction and/or habituation.[6]
Drugs are usually distinguished from endogenous biochemicals by being introduced from outside the organism.[citation needed] For example, insulin is a hormone that is synthesized in the body; it is called a hormone when it is synthesized by the pancreas inside the body, but if it is introduced into the body from outside, it is called a drug.[citation needed] Many natural substances, such as beers, wines, and psychoactive mushrooms, blur the line between food and recreational drugs, as when ingested they affect the functioning of both mind and body and some substances normally considered drugs such as DMT (Dimethyltryptamine) are actually produced by the human body in trace amounts.