Seaweeds: A Holistic Approach to Heathy Diets and to an Ideal Food

Nutrient rich foods are promising. One of the solutions to the problem of achieving nutritious food is actually based on a method applied years ago; seaweed consumption. Since seaweeds can survive by being exposed to very different and challenging conditions such as temperature, depth, salinity, light intensities, pressure, they have a wide variety of functional compounds compared to terrestrial organisms. Their biological structure, various organic and inorganic compounds make seaweeds useful for foods, nutraceuticals, biotechnology, cosmetics, and pharmacology. Many species of seaweed are collected from different locations, commercialized, cultured, and consumed in all over the world.