International Journal of Clinical Case Reports 2024, Vol.14, No.6, 299-311 http://medscipublisher.com/index.php/ijccr 307 Figure 2 Categories and determinants of consumer acceptance toward functional foods and the number of articles that were investigated (Adopted from Baker et al., 2022) 8.3 Need for multidisciplinary research The development of functional foods based on FMH necessitates a multidisciplinary research approach. The complexity of food bioactivity and nutrition requires the collaboration of experts from various fields, including food science, nutrition, pharmacology, and technology. For instance, the holistic approach proposed for functional food development emphasizes the need for integrating technological and nutritional viewpoints to create effective functional foods (Alongi and Anese, 2021). This approach involves a continuous cycle of regulation, technological
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